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Quotation from Schenck v. United States by Supreme Court of the United States
“The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic.”
Schenck v. United States, Opinion of the Court (Justice Holmes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Holmes offers his best-known illustration of speech that no constitutional guarantee covers.
Citation: "The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic." — Supreme Court of the United States, Schenck v. United States, Opinion of the Court (Justice Holmes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id schenck-v-united-states-q2)
Portrait: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr circa 1930, Harris & Ewing, Public domain.
