Letters, Jun. 12, 1972

Governor Wallace and Hatred

Sir / Why is it that a man of conviction has to suffer from the hand of blind hatred?

Governor George Wallace [May 29] may or may not hold a majority opinion on various topics. Like every other American, however, he has the right to the benefits of one of the fundamental principles on which this nation was founded: freedom of speech. That freedom must not be suppressed by violent ignorance.

DONALD W. SAMP

Chicago

Sir / As the gunshots of May 15 ring out a few more notes in the swan...

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