But our society - unlike most in the world - presupposes that freedom and liberty are in a frame of reference that makes the individual, not government, the keeper of his tastes, beliefs, and ideas. That is the philosophy of the First Amendment; and it is this article of faith that sets us apart from most nations in the world.

My faith is that the only soul a man must save is his own.

Violence has no constitutional sanction; and every government from the beginning has moved against it. But where grievances pile high and most of the elected spokesmen represent the Establishment, violence may be the only effective response.

Literature should not be suppressed merely because it offends the moral code of the censor.

Freedom of movement is the very essence of our free society -- once the right to travel is curtailed, all other rights suffer.

The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people.

The interests of the corporation state are to convert all the riches of the earth into dollars.