The interest of the people as a whole [lies] in being able to join organizations, advocate causes, and make political “mistakes” without later being subjected to governmental penalties for having dared to think for themselves.

Hugo Black (1886–1971) American politician and jurist, US Supreme Court Justice (1937–71)

Barenblatt v. United States, 360 U.S. 109, 144 (1959) [dissent]
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