"Overthrow of the Government by force and violence is certainly a substantial enough interest for the Government to limit speech. Indeed, this is the ultimate value of any society, for if a society cannot protect its very structure from armed internal attack, it must follow that no subordinate value can be protected."
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Democratic Party (United States) politiciansMembers of the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States Secretaries of the TreasuryChief Justices of the United StatesJudges
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Dennis v. United States, 341 U.S. 494 (1951)
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Fred M. Vinson
Frederick "Fred" Moore Vinson (January 22, 1890 – September 8, 1953) was an American politician who served the United States in all three branches of government and was the most prominent member of the Vinson political family. In the legislative branch, he was an elected member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisa, Kentucky, for twelve years. In the executive branch, he was Secretary of the Treasury under President Harry S. Truman. In the judicial branch, President Truman ap
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