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On free speech, First Amendment:

 The argument was made that there really is no right to
free speech since one can be sued for damages because
of libel and slander.
The distinction is that these are civil, and not
criminal actions. Passing laws against saying or
printing certain materials makes them criminal offenses,
and makes the offender liable to prosecution by the state.

Herman Silbiger