Schenck v. U.S., and "Two of the strongest expressions are said to be quoted respectively from well-known public men"

[Paul Finkelman]

I have always assumed these were US Senators La Follette, who, according 
to the American National Biography:  "voted against American entry into 
the war, opposed conscription, and decried wartime restrictions on free 
speech and freedom of the press, provoking widespread denunciation of 
him as pro-German and unpatriotic."  There are a few others in the House 
and Senate who took similar positions.

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Volokh, Eugene wrote:
> 	In Schenck, Holmes writes, without citation, "But it is said,
> suppose that that was the tendency of this circular, it is protected by
> the First Amendment to the Constitution.  Two of the strongest
> expressions are said to be quoted respectively from well-known public
> men . . . ."  Could anyone quickly tell me who those public men were?
> Inquiring minds want to know.  Many thanks,
> 
> 	Eugene
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