Word: speech
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...conclusion of his speech, he remarked on how glad he had been to accept the invitation to speak at the University, and expressed his hope that many men would come to hear him in Boston. He was given an ovation by the enthusiastic audience...
...debate held in Holden Chapel last night J. K. Hurd '30 and H. A. Wolff '29 together with George Peck of Western, Reserve University, who were supporting the negative side of the proposition: "Resolved, That the principle of complete freedom of speech on political and economic grounds is sound" won a judge's decision, rendered by W. J. Butler 2L, over Alan Green and Arthur Fiske of the Cleveland institution, who had as their colleague A. L. Raffa ocC. The audience, however, favored the affirmative orators by a 4 to 2 score...
...affirmative speakers maintained that any sort of repression of freedom of speech would ultimately lead to rebellion, for it would drive agitators to use secret and unlawful means for the propagation of their ideas...
...negative orators granted that a limited freedom of speech is desirable in time of peace but that complete liberty in this field would be impracticable in war time and, furthermore, would be inconsistent with the present theory of nationalism...
...platform of the Liberal Party is, in short, to promise Englishmen whatever they want, and to blame the Conservatives for unemployment, failure to meet the Coolidge naval limitations proposals, and inability to wriggle out of paying what the Empire owes the U. S. Throughout his speech Mr. Lloyd George never once suggested that he might win a partial victory-i. e., enough seats to put him at the head of a coalition Cabinet-'but thundered and boasted that the triumph of Liberalism would be sweeping and complete. Since there are today a mere 40 Liberals among the 615 members...