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One of the most famous is the right to free speech .
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Liberté d’expression
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The Supreme Court struggled with this idea in 1989.
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Avait des difficultés avec
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The case related to a man named Gregory Lee Johnson.
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Concernait
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Johnson burned the American flag .
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Drapeau
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Johnson appealed
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A fait appel
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Exactly the kind of speech the writers of the U.S. Constitution aimed to protect.
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Avaient l’intention de
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Opponents disagreed .
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N’étaient pas du même avis
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They pointed out that the American flag was special
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Ont souligné
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They warned that such an act could move people to violence.
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Mis en garde
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But a majority of the Court's justices agreed with Johnson.
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Partageait l’avis de
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People still have a right to express it.
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Le droit de
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Ideas that are knowingly false,
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Sciemment
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Morally offensive ,
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Offensantes
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Stolen or threatening .
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Menaçantes
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