Democracy Is Moral Before It

No Danger Flowing From Speech Can Be Deemed Clear And Present Unless The Incidence Of The Evil Apprehended Is So Imminent That It May Befall Before There Is An Opportunity For Full Discussion. Only An Emergency Can Justify Repression.

The Constitutional Right Of Free Speech Has Been Declared To Be The Same In Peace And War. In Peace, Too, Men May Differ Widely As To What Loyalty To Our Country Demands, And An Intolerant Majority, Swayed By Passion Or By Fear, May Be Prone In The Future, As It Has Been In The Past, To Stamp As Disloyal Opinions With Which It Disagrees.

No System Of Regulation Can Safely Be Substituted For The Operation Of Individual Liberty As Expressed In Competition.

Nearly All Legislation Involves A Weighing Of Public Needs As Against Private Desires; And Likewise A Weighing Of Relative Social Values.

If You Would Venture, Let Your Mind Be Bold . . . Not Reckless But Bold.