> We slowly build the chain from, "no shouting fire in a crowded theater" Context of that quote is probably not what you expected, it was used in ruling censor

> We slowly build the chain from, "no shouting fire in a crowded theater" Context of that quote is probably not what you expected, it was used in ruling censoring any speech expressing opposition to conscription. https://www.popehat.com/2012/09/19/three-generations-of-a-hackneyed-apologia-for-censorship-are-enough/ https://www.popehat.com/2012/09/19/three-generations-of-a-ha... >After Holmes' opinions in the Schenck trilogy, the law of the United States was this: you could be convicted and sentenced to prison under the Espionage Act if you criticized the war, or conscription, in a way that "obstructed" conscription, which might mean as little as convincing people to write and march and petition against it.