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Freedom of speech, therefore, in wartime seems to me broadly to involve the same rights as freedom of speech in peace.
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Harold J. Laski
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gutenberg.orgHarold J. Laski: “Freedom of speech, therefore, in wartime seems to me broadly to involve the same rights as freedom of speech in peace.”
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This quote argues that freedom of speech is equally important during wartime as in peacetime.
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