"I think it's high time that we remembered that we have sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution. I think it is high time that we remembered that the Constitution, as amended, speaks not only of the freedom of speech but also of trial by jury instead of trial by accusation...those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism in making character assassinations are all too frequently those who, by our own words and acts, ignore some of the basic principals of Americanism: the right to criticize; the right to hold unpopular beliefs; the right to protest; the right of independent thought..."
U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith, June 1, 1950.
Still applicable today?
U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith, June 1, 1950.
Still applicable today?