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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: “The First Amendment was written to protect not only true speech, but false speech.”

On the recordAugust 25, 2024
The First Amendment was written to protect not only true speech, but false speech.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the purpose of the First Amendment.

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