"Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much.
That would be a mere shadow of freedom.
The test of its substance is the right to differ
as to things that touch the heart of the existing order."
by:
Justice Robert H. Jackson
(1892-1954), U. S. Supreme Court Justice
Source:
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 1943
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Is anyone teaching this in school? It seems not.
 -- Terry Berg, Occidental, CA     
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     -- GOFIELDS, FORT WORTH TX      
    Tell that to the neo-coms in Washington and they will slap you down with the Patriot Act.
     -- John-Douglas, Nassau     
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    Freedom and liberty are inalienable rights as a faculty of birth. The occupying statist theocracy infesting this land with its demented patrons are redefining words, censoring expression and excluding anything that may be realized as substantive. Freedom is a choice that is extremely waning.

     -- Mike, Norwalk     
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     -- jim k, Austin      
    Welcome to the 20's!  Any one who dissents against the party line is cancelled.  Fascism is alive and well in the Democrat/Socialist party.  Brown Shirts and Red Guards are everywhere now.  The American people must stand up and defend their freedom.  Going woke is no joke.
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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