FREEDOM OF SPEECH Article I, The Bill of Rights Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The first amendment to the Constitution of the United States was The Bill of Rights consisting of ten articles; however, it …showed first 75 words of 1314 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1314 total…flooded with garbage; but that is the cost of freedom. We must keep this ribbon flying. Notes: 1. Freedom of Speech and Press in Early American History: Legacy of Suppression, by Leonard W. Levy. return 2. Freedom of Speech by Zechariah Chafee, Jr. return 3. Declarations of Independence: Cross-examing American Ideology by Howard Zinn. return 4. A Trial on Trial by Maximilian St.-George and Lawrence Dennis. return TOP OF PAGE RETURN TO INDEX RETURN TO HOMEPAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**