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Woodrow Wilson: With the free expression of opinion and with the advocacy of orderly political change, however fundamental, there must…

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With the free expression of opinion and with the advocacy of orderly political change, however fundamental, there must be no interference, but towards passion and malevolence tending to incite crime and insurrection under guise of political evolution there should be no leniency.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

He advocates for the protection of free expression while condemning incitement to violence.

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