Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“It’s freedom of speech. You folks should understand that better than I. It is the First Amendment, then there is the Second and I love ’em both. The minute we start stifling our speech, we might as well go home, roll up our sleeves and get our guns out.”
— Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R), quoted by the Portland Press Herald, on being denied a request to speak to lawmakers.
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