The only purpose of the First Amendment when it comes to free speech is to protect unpopular speech, is to protect speech the majority disagrees with. And by the way, what that speech is at any given time can change. But The First Amendment protects hateful speech. It protects idiotic speech. It protects bigoted speech. The First Amendment protects Nazis and Klansmen. There we go. I've given the headline to the Statesman now. (24:18–24:27)
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Asserts that the First Amendment protects various forms of unpopular speech, including hateful and bigoted speech.
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