“There is a Passion natural to the Mind of man, especially a free Man, which renders him impatient of Restraint.” — George Mason “If I were king, I would not allow people to go around burning the American flag. However, we have a First Amendment which says that the right of free speech shall not …
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“There is a Passion natural to the Mind of man, especially a free Man, which renders him impatient of Restraint.” — George Mason
“If I were king, I would not allow people to go around burning the American flag. However, we have a First Amendment which says that the right of free speech shall not be abridged — and it is addressed in particular to speech critical of the government. That was the main kind of speech that tyrants would seek to suppress.” — Justice Antonin Scalia
