A quotation from Black, Hugo

Since the earliest days, philosophers have dreamed of a country where the mind and spirit of man would be free; where there would be no limits to inquiry; where men would be free to explore the unknown and to challenge the most deeply rooted beliefs and principles. Our First Amendment was a bold effort to adopt this principle — to establish a country with no legal restrictions of any kind upon the subjects people could investigate, discuss, and deny.

Hugo Black (1886-1971) American politician and jurist, US Supreme Court Justice (1937-71)
James Madison lecture, NYU School of Law (17 Feb 1960)

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James Madison lecture, NYU School of Law (17 Feb 1960) - Black, Hugo | WIST Quotations

Since the earliest days, philosophers have dreamed of a country where the mind and spirit of man would be free; where there would be no limits to inquiry; where men would be free to explore the unknown and to challenge the most deeply rooted...

A quotation from Jackson, Robert

Progress generally begins in skepticism about accepted truths. Intellectual freedom means the right to reexamine much that has been long taken for granted. A free man must be a reasoning man, and he must dare to doubt what a legislative or electoral majority may most passionately assert. The danger that citizens will think wrongly is serious, but less dangerous than atrophy from not thinking at all.

Robert H. Jackson (1892-1954) US Supreme Court Justice, lawyer, jurist, politician
American Communications Assn. v. Douds, 339 U.S. 382, 442 (1950) [concurrence and dissent]

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American Communications Assn. v. Douds, 339 U.S. 382, 442 (1950) [concurrence and dissent] - Jackson, Robert H. | WIST Quotations

Progress generally begins in skepticism about accepted truths. Intellectual freedom means the right to reexamine much that has been long taken for granted. A free man must be a reasoning man, and he must dare to doubt what a legislative or...

A quotation by Commager, Henry Steele

A nation that silences or intimidates original minds is left only with unoriginal minds and cannot hope to hold its own in the competition of peace or of war.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist

Freedom, Loyalty, Dissent (1954)

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WIST - Commager, Henry Steele | Freedom, Loyalty, Dissent (1954)

A nation that silences or intimidates original minds is left only with unoriginal minds and cannot hope to hold its own in the competition of peace or of war.

A Biographical Dictionary of Dissenting Economists

Some 733 pages covering about 100 economists. A number of familiar names, but many I'm not familiar with.

http://www.docdroid.net/file/view/7uog/a-biographical-dictionary-of-dissenting-economists.pdf

h/t: reddit's /r/NonAustrianEconomics

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