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The Limits of Dissent : Clement L. Vallandigham and the Civil War /
Every American war has brought conflict over the extent to which national security will permit protesters to exercise their constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression. The most famous case was that of Clement L. Vallandigham, the passionate critic of Lincoln's Civil War policies and one...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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[Lexington] :
University Press of Kentucky,
[1970]
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Every American war has brought conflict over the extent to which national security will permit protesters to exercise their constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression. The most famous case was that of Clement L. Vallandigham, the passionate critic of Lincoln's Civil War policies and one of the most controversial figure in the nation's history. In the great crisis of his time, he insisted that no circumstance, even war, could deprive a citizen of his right to oppose government policy freely and openly. The consequence was a furor which shook the nation's legislative halls and filled the p. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (376 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780813163741 |