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[[File:Freedom of Speech by Norman Rockwell, 1943.png|thumb|Freedom of Speech by [[Norman Rockwell]], 1943.]]
[[File:Freedom of Speech by Norman Rockwell, 1943.png|thumb|Freedom of Speech by [[Norman Rockwell]], 1943.]]
<center>''See also [[free speech]]''.
<center>''See also [[free speech]]''.</center>
'''Freedom of speech''' in American law refers to the recognition by the [[Founders]] that government interference in the reporting of facts and expression of opinions in lectures, speeches, sermons, street harangues and private conversation frequently does more harm than good. They therefore prevented [[Congress]] from enacting any law that would curtail this freedom.
'''Freedom of speech''' in American law refers to the recognition by the [[Founders]] that government interference in the reporting of facts and expression of opinions in lectures, speeches, sermons, street harangues and private conversation frequently does more harm than good. They therefore prevented [[Congress]] from enacting any law that would curtail this freedom.