A public library does not acquire Internet terminals in order to create a public forum for Web publishers to express themselves, any more than it collects books in order to provide a public forum for the authors of books to speak.
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The framers of our Constitution came up with two major contributions to the art of government. The first was the idea of an executive not dependent on the poli…
Permalink to quote #22 [T]he Constitution does not guarantee the right to acquire information at a public library without any risk of embarrassment.
Permalink to quote #24 Our judges will not continue to represent the diverse face of America if only the well-to-do or the mediocre are willing to become judges.
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