Suspension of Disbelief.(Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime From the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism)(Book Review)

The Nation | December 6, 2004| | Copyright

PERILOUS TIMES: Free Speech in Wartime From the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism. By Geoffrey R. Stone. Norton. 730 pp. $35.

Ask Americans to enumerate their civil liberties and they instinctively turn to freedom of speech and the press. Many assume that these freedoms have been enjoyed more or less continuously since 1791, when the Bill of Rights was ratified. In fact, for much of our history numerous legal and extralegal obstacles have confronted dissenters hoping to publicize their views, hold meetings, picket and distribute literature. Consciousness ...

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