Read each of the selections below. Then carefully consider t…
Read each of the selections below. Then carefully consider the questions that follow and choose the best responses. Passage F The right to say what we want, where we want, is the cornerstone of a free society, and, as such, is near and dear to Americans. Justice William O. Douglas stated, “Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.” Despite our courts’ vigilant protection of this right, however, it is not an absolute right. The great Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote that freedom of speech does not give the person a right to yell “Fire!” in a crowded theater or to knowingly and maliciously say or write lies that damage the reputation of another. In schools, freedom of expression must be balanced with the school’s responsibility to maintain a safe and orderly environment and to protect people’s feelings and reputations. The primary purpose of this paragraph is to .