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Ep. 170 Free speech and the American Founding

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

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Free Speech Makes Free People

The 12 amendments approved by congress were sent to the states for final ratification in september 17 89. It wasn't until over two years later, in december of 17 91, that the journey, which began 150 years earlier with the massachusetts body of liberties, ended with the adoption of these words. How do you how do you think the founding shows us as americans to day, looking back, that free speech makes free people? I think you can see that in the movement from petition independent to declarations, to creating state government,. reflecting on whether state governments have done well enough over 11 years. We don't have to wait for the king to let if be wecan, we

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