Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins."

by:	Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) US Supreme Court Justice, also known as "The Great Dissenter"
Source:	Falsely attributed. Various permutations of this quote have been incorrectly attributed to�Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Original version written by�Zechariah Chafee, "Freedom of Speech in Wartime", 32 Harvard Law Review 932, 957 (1919).
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Categories:	Individual Rights, Integrity, Respect, Responsibility
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Ahh yes ! A real mind movie illustrating a lawful depiction of rights. By way of further example: rights for one (individually or in concert) do not include compelled compliance, license, victimless crimes, government larceny with impunity, or voter fraud of another. -- Mike, Norwalk
Such is the Common Law -- as opposed to the Uniform Commercial Code which criminalizes and taxes a man's fist whether it is swinging or not. -- E Archer, NYC 1
(-; Archer, you made me smile, I like it ;-) -- Mike, Norwalk
-- Ronw13, Oregon
-- jim k, Austin