Citizens' Petition for the Redress of Grievances: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights of the ..., 84-1, Pursuant to S. Res. 94, September 17, 19551955 - 45 páginas |
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Página 40 - A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or, perhaps, both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
Página 18 - All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God.
Página 34 - The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added...
Página 40 - The evils to be prevented were not the censorship of the press merely, but any action of the government by means of which it might prevent such free and general discussion of public matters as seems absolutely essential to prepare the people for an intelligent exercise of their rights as citizens.
Página 26 - God alone is Lord of the conscience, and hath left it free from the doctrines and commandments of men which are in any thing contrary to his word, or beside it, in matters of faith or worship.
Página 40 - What signifies a declaration, that " the liberty of the press shall "be inviolably preserved?" What is the liberty of the press ? Who can give it any definition which would not leave the utmost latitude for evasion?
Página 16 - State, exerted within the limits of those fundamental principles of liberty and justice which lie at the base of all our civil and political institutions...
Página 45 - Absolute and arbitrary power over the lives, liberty and property of freemen exists nowhere in a republic, not even in the largest majority.
Página 7 - It shall disseminate information generally concerning constitutional liberties, to the end that violations thereof may be better recognized and prevented.
Página 29 - Mitchell, director of the Washington Bureau of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.