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Harry A. Blackmun Quotes

By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech.
Harry A. Blackmun

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Judge Quotes
Category:
American Judge Quotes
Date of Birth:
November 12, 1908
Date of Death:
March 4, 1999
Nationality:
American
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