...liberties] . . . do not exist absolute and unqualified' (italics added). 6. Cf. ibid., p. 14: "... I deny the right of the people to exercise such coercion, either by themselves or their government. The power itself is illegitimate. The best government has no more title to it than...

...agreement about placing restrictions on expression, that is an illegitimate exercise of power. Coercion "is as noxious, or more noxious, when exerted in accordance...with public opinion than when in opposition to it" (p. 76). If private individuals and institutions have the power to dictate what we can and cannot say,...

...thinks of exerting any power of coercion unless in agreement with what it conceives to be their voice. But I deny the right of the people to exercise such...with public opinion, than when in opposition to it.' In other words ladies and gentlemen, coercion is never proper, whether it's being performed surreptitiously...

...thinks of exerting any power of coercion unless in agreement with what it conceives to be their voice. But I deny the right of the people to exercise such...with public opinion, than when in opposition to it. If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind...

...thinks of exerting any power of coercion unless in agreement with what it conceives to be their voice. But I deny the right of the people to exercise such...with public opinion, than when in opposition to it. If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind...

...thinks of exerting any power of coercion unless in agreement with what it conceives to be their voice. But I deny the right of the people to exercise such...themselves or by their government. The power itself is the era of pains and penalties for political discussion has, in our own country, passed away. For,...

...in agreement with their voice. I deny the right of the people to exercise such coercion. Such power is illegitimate, the best government has no more title to it than the worst. The particular evil of silencing the expression of opinion is that it is robbing the human race, posterity...

...thinks of exerting any power of coercion unless in agreement with what it conceives to be their voice. But I deny the right of the people to exercise such...either by themselves or by their government. The power of coercion itself is illegitimate. The best government has no more title to it than the worst. It...