The Supreme Court case of Yates v. United States (1957) established what principle below?

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The Yates v. United States established that teaching an ideal was not the equivalent of planning its implementation. The case arose after a group of individuals were convicted of violating the Smith Act, which criminalized advocating for the overthrow of the government. The Supreme Court overturned the convictions, stating that the defendants had only expressed abstract beliefs and had not actually taken any concrete steps towards overthrowing the government.

The Supreme Court Case of Yates V