Word: vigilantes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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South of the White House, the austere, vigilant column that commemorates President Washington pricks the sky, a granite bayonet; west, at the end of the Mall, the Lincoln Memorial dreams above its grave lagoon. Now there is to be another memorial in Washington- one to Theodore Roosevelt. Last week, the...
Having perused well the chronicle of the week, the Vigilant Patriot views with alarm:
"I cannot believe that the Lampoon will not contest this action of the police authorities in the courts. . . . Pretending to be patriotic and vigilant, the authorities have merely shown themselves to be ridiculous and meddlesome."--Professor Felix Frankfurter.
"It is the old story of police interference where the police have no right to interfere. Pretending to be patriotic and vigilant, the authorities merely have shown themselves to be ridiculous and meddlesome. The play of the human spirit and freedom of thought, even of foolish thought, cannot be left...
Having perused well the chronicle of the week, the Vigilant Patriot views with alarm: