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Freedom of speech and press, and a fortiori, of thought and opinion, are guaranteed to all Americans by the First Amendment. The only limitation placed upon this freedom is the "clear and present danger" doctrine first enunciated by Justice Holmes in Shenck v. U. S., 249 Us 47 (1919). It is important to note that this doctrine applies when freedom of speech is abused to the point of a person screaming "fire" in a crowded theatre when he knows that no danger of fire exists. It is quite a different matter to apply this limiting doctrine to the realm...
...conservative Figaro, France's former Ambassador to Berlin, André François-Poncet, also worried. He wrote: "What may be clear to an American élite may be less clear to the majority in Congress and, a fortiori, to the mass of electors. . . . There are plenty of people in America for whom Europe is a sort of lunatic asylum, a basket full of peevish crabs...
...Listened to a pronunciation bee in which ten teachers took part and everybody flunked. Words flunked: dioceses, cantatrice, Nabuchodonosor, a fortiori, conchoidal...
...England. The salvation of our country must be worked out by men with training and a broader view. On the other hand, in this age of democracy no man can become truly, educated who has not at least a live interest in political issues. Every man, and, a-fortiori, every college man, should be at least an amateur politician...
...great significance is Professor Coolidge's observation in a recent address, that the war gives American colleges the opportunity to become international centres of learning. A-fortiori this applies to the University, which with its exchange professorships and cosmopolitan attendance has long teen exerting influence abroad. Certain departments, for example that of chemistry through the work of Professor Richards, have already attained considerable international reputation. The case system at the Law School, too, has been investigated by experts from abroad and bids fair to make its way in Europe as it has in America...