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The Founders Wisdom; The "Sheep" Quote: "If free speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." - George Washington
George Washington’s most famous quote on free speech comes from his 1783 Newburgh Address, where he declared: "For if Men are to be precluded from offering their Sentiments... reason is of no use to us; the freedom of Speech may be taken away, and, dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep, to the Slaughter".
The "Sheep" Quote: This is well-documented from his address to army officers on March 15, 1783, regarding the need to speak up about injustices, rather than a direct quote about the First Amendment itself.