"The Bill of Rights is a born rebel. It reeks with sedition. In every clause it shakes its fist in the face of constituted authority... it is the one guarantee of human freedom to the American people."
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LaFollette's Magazine (January 1920).
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Frank I. Cobb
Frank Irving Cobb (6 August 1869 – 21 December 1923) was an American journalist. He succeeded Joseph Pulitzer as editor of The New York World and became famous for his editorials.
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