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Quotation from Schenck v. United States by Supreme Court of the United States
“If you do not assert and support your rights, you are helping to deny or disparage rights which it is the solemn duty of all citizens and residents of the United States to retain.”
Schenck v. United States, Opinion of the Court (Justice Holmes), quoting the leaflet (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
A line from the Assert Your Rights side of the Socialist leaflet, quoted by Holmes as part of the evidence; it states the defendants' own appeal in their words.
Citation: "If you do not assert and support your rights, you are helping to deny or disparage rights which it is the solemn duty of all citizens and residents of the United States to retain." — Supreme Court of the United States, Schenck v. United States, Opinion of the Court (Justice Holmes), quoting the leaflet (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id schenck-v-united-states-q6)
Portrait: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr circa 1930, Harris & Ewing, Public domain.
