Clear and Present Danger

Clear and present danger is a doctrine adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States to determine under what circumstances limits can be placed on First Amendment freedoms of speech, press or assembly.

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Famous quotes containing the words clear, present and/or danger:

    “As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man.”
    —Ernst Fischer (1899–1972)

    “The present cannot compare with the past.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”
    —Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)