Clarence Darrow (1857–1938) American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union
Address to the court in People v. Lloyd (1920)
“We can only protect liberty by making it relevant to the modern world.”
In full: Tony Blair's speech http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5382590.stm, BBC News online. Final speech to the Labour Party Annual Conference as Leader, 26 September 2006. <br class="br">2000s
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