liberty of speech
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Some of the bandages round my head having been removed for the first time the evening before, I had liberty of speech again, of which I seemed resolved to make the most.
From A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 by Florence Warden
Is this statute in harmony with that part of the Constitution of 1844 which says: "The liberty of speech shall not be abridged?"
From Trial of C. B. Reynolds For Blasphemy Defence by Robert G. Ingersoll, at Morristown, N. J., May 1887 by Robert Green Ingersoll
Now, let us see further: "Or by profane scoffing expose them to ridicule" Think of such a law as that, passed under a constitution that says, "No law shall abridge the liberty of speech."
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll
He is given almost absolute liberty of speech, and it is a privilege that he never should abuse.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll
Superstition imprisoned the virtuous, tortured the thoughtful, killed the heroic, put chains on the body, manacles on the brain, and utterly destroyed the liberty of speech.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Robert Green Ingersoll
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