WIST Quotations · @WISTquote
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A quotation from Johnson, Lyndon:

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One hundred and eighty-eight years ago this week a small band of valiant men began a long struggle for freedom. They pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor not only to found a nation, but to forge an ideal of freedom — not only for political independence, but for personal liberty — not only to elim…
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wist.info/johnson-lyndon/34480

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WIST Quotations · @WISTquote
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A quotation from Black, Hugo:

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My view is, without deviation, without exception, without any ifs, buts or whereases, that freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have or the views they express or the words they speak or write.
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wist.info/black-hugo/1037/

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CaroltheCrone · @CaroltheCrone
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My columbines are blooming in honor of those who gave their lives so that:

--We could live and not be shot down by gunfire.

--We could VOTE and not be oppressed by unconstitutional laws.

--Women would not be second class citizens nor have their rights stripped of them by authoritarian and fascist laws.

I am personally grateful and will honor their memory by using my right to speak out and to protest against these things.

#memorialday #memorialdayweekend #civilliberty #holiday

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MarcNo · @MarcNo
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... As a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, Flynn advocated for women's rights. Including supporting their right to vote and access to birth control. She joined the Communist Party in 1936 and was sent to prison in 1951 under the notorious Smith Act.

#nhpolitics #nhhistory #therebelgirl #aclu #womensrights #smithact #civilliberty

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Georgiann Baldino · @obtener
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Courtesy of Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/news/7-reaso

Reasons not to retire to "snakes and gators and endless traffic, but there are also financial concerns. If you dream of retiring in , here are some reasons you may want to reconsider." [For me, another concern is the far-right assault on ]

#florida #civilliberty

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T.B. Cristião :verified: · @Bellissiamo
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Gimpleg · @Gimpleg
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OREGON APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT TO RE-IMPRISON WRONGFULLY CONVICTED MAN

Frank Gable served 29 yrs of a life sentence after being wrongfully convicted. Prosecutorual misconduct included withholding information about a confession with details that were unpublished, and witnesses being offered plea deals. Nearly all witnesses have recanted, and claim they were pressured to testify. No evidence ties him to the scene. OR prosecutors still want to overturn his release

#civilliberty #socialjustice

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