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Quotation from Gitlow v. New York by Supreme Court of the United States
“A single revolutionary spark may kindle a fire that, smouldering for a time, may burst into a sweeping and destructive conflagration.”
Gitlow v. New York, Opinion of the Court (Justice Sanford) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Sanford explains why a state need not wait for revolutionary advocacy to produce actual violence.
Citation: "A single revolutionary spark may kindle a fire that, smouldering for a time, may burst into a sweeping and destructive conflagration." — Supreme Court of the United States, Gitlow v. New York, Opinion of the Court (Justice Sanford) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id gitlow-v-new-york-q3)
Portrait: Justice Edward Terry Sanford, Harris & Ewing, Inc., Public domain.
