“If in the long run the beliefs expressed in proletarian dictatorship are destined to be accepted by the dominant forces of the community, the only meaning of free speech is that they should be given their chance and have their way.”

— Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Gitlow v. People of New York, 268 U.S. 652 (1925) (dissenting).
1920s

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United States Supreme Court justice 1841–1935

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