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astrangerhere · 01-14-2011, 09:19 AM

I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description [hard-core pornography]; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it, and the motion picture involved in this case is not that.

Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in his concurring opinion on Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184 (1964).

Contrasted with this quote from one year later in another opinion:

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.
Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in his dissenting opinion on United States v. Ginzburg, 383 U.S. 463 (1965)

01-14-2011, 09:19 AM	#1097
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,755 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description [hard-core pornography]; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it, and the motion picture involved in this case is not that. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in his concurring opinion on Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184 (1964). Contrasted with this quote from one year later in another opinion: Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in his dissenting opinion on United States v. Ginzburg, 383 U.S. 463 (1965)