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The American people, I am convinced, really detest free speech. At the slightest alarm they are ready and eager to put it down.

H. L. Mencken
People, Alarms, Speech
H.L. Mencken (2012). “Diary of H. L. Mencken”, p.635, Vintage
The American people, I am convinced, really detest free speech. At the slightest alarm they are ready and eager to put it down.