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“I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually” -James Baldwin

This poignant excerpt from James Baldwin’s Notes of a Native Son is itself a reiteration of Evelyn Beatrice Hall’s statement on Voltaire’s idea of freedom of speech ("I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it") in an American context. It is an intimate, thought-provoking declaration that not only expresses high regard for the founding principles of the United States but honors them enough …