Frederick "Fred" Moore Vinson (January 22,1890 –September 8,1953) was an American politician who served theUnited Statesin all three branches of government and was the most prominent member of theVinson political family. In thelegislative branch, he was an elected member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromLouisa, Kentucky, for twelve years. In theexecutive branch, he wasSecretary of the Treasury under PresidentHarry S. Truman. In thejudicial branch, President Truman appointed Vinson the 13thChief Justice of the United States in 1946.

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• Overthrow of the Government by force and violence is certainly a substantial enough interest for the Government to limit speech. Indeed, this is the ultimate value of any society, for if a society cannot protect its very structure from armed internal attack, it must follow that no subordinate value can be protected.
  • Dennis v. United States, 341 U.S. 494 (1951)

• Whatever theoretical merit there may be to the argument that there is a "right" to rebellion against dictatorial governments is without force where the existing structure of the government provides for peaceful and orderly change.
  • Dennis v. United States, 341 U.S. 494 (1951)

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