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  • Essay / Does the First Amendment guarantee free speech?

    Source #1 is open to interpretation because they changed their thinking in 399 BCE. Based on a situation that had occurred, with a Bill of Rights, the First Amendment was created. This proves that they were open to change because they wanted to have individual freedoms and by creating the First Amendment they made a change. Source #1 states: “The writings of philosophers such as Voltaire, the Englishman John Locke and the American Benjamin Franklin helped propel revolutions in favor of individual freedoms. » Source #2 also explains how they were open to change and added to the First Amendment and threats of war. Source #2 states, “He also proposed laws to make the nation more secure against foreign threats.” Source #2 also states: “In other words, the Sedition Act directly limited the freedoms permitted in the First Amendment. » The quotes above show how the First Amendment was open to interpretation due to changes in situations that were