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The Heroic ACLU

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THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025
Of Liberty then I would say that, in the whole plenitude of its extent, it is unobstructed action according to our will. But rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will, within the limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others.
– Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Isaac H. Tiffany [April 4, 1819]

HORNBERGER’S BLOG
May 8, 2025
The Heroic ACLU
Every American who cares about liberty should be grateful to the American Civil Liberties Union for the fantastic job they have been doing to protect civil liberties, especially during the past few months. In case after case all across the country, ACLU lawyers have been filing suits and securing favorable judicial rulings in the defense of civil liberties, especially the vital concept of …
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