Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District · ¶26

“ 'The vigilant protection of constitutional freedoms is nowhere more vital than in thé community of American schools.' Shelton v. Tucker, [364 U. S. 479,] at 487. The classroom is peculiarly the 'marketplace of ideas.' The Nation's future depends upon leaders trained through wide exposure to that robust exchange of ideas which discovers truth 'out of a multitude of tongues, [rather] than through any kind of authoritative selection.’ ”

U. S. Reports, bound volume
U. S. Reports, volume 393, at 503 (Library of Congress) · transcription: Caselaw Access Project
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