Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote that freedom of speech was not absolute, such as a person does not have the right to falsely shout ________ in a crowded theater.

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Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, in the 1919 Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States, famously stated that the First Amendment does not protect speech that is equivalent to falsely shouting "fire" in a crowded theater, as it would create a clear and present danger.

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Wrote That Freedom of Speech Was