If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

George Orwell

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Topic

Freedom of speech and expression Nature of freedom Freedom

Author

George Orwell

Source

Times Literary Supplement

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Orwell, George. "The Freedom of Press." Times Literary Supplement. News UK, 15 Sept. 1972.

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Another quote from the 1950s

There is no doubt that, if there were a super-Supreme Court, a substantial proportion of our reversals of state courts would also be reversed. We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final.

Robert H. Jackson

Brown v. Allen

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Topic
Judicial supremacy Constitutional theory

Author

Robert H. Jackson
Source
Brown v. Allen
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1953 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Jackson, Robert H. United States, Supreme Court. Brown v. Allen. United States Reports, vol. 344, 9 Feb. 1953, pp. 443. Justia, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/344/443/.

Another quote about Freedom

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

Benjamin Franklin

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Topic
Civil liberties Freedom

Author

Benjamin Franklin
Source
Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor
Medium
Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1755 1750s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor." 11 Nov. 1755. Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives, 1755-1756. Philadelphia, 1756, pp. 19-21.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 11 Nov. 1755." Founders Online, National Archives, founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-06-02-0107