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The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship.
John Paul Stevens
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John Paul Stevens
Age: 99 †
Born: 1920
Born: April 20
Died: 2019
Died: July 16
Former Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States
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