Oliver Wendall Holmes, Jr.

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If there is any principle of the constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought - not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate.

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twain 11 years, 4 months ago
OWH would not have tolerated have the idiot that attached his name to this offense to the English language.
The worst of it is that I honestly can't tell if it's some dolt unsuccessfully attempting to amuse, or some idiot who lacks the linguistic skill of my dog.
Please advise?

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