The Genius Of The Constitution Rests Not

Law Cannot Stand Aside From The Social Changes Around It.

We Must Meet The Challenge Rather Than Wish It Were Not Before Us.

Whether To The Average Person, Applying Contemporary Community Standards, The Dominant Theme Of The Material Taken As A Whole Appeals To Prurient Interest.

All Ideas Having Even The Slightest Redeeming Social Importance - Unorthodox Ideas, Controversial Ideas, Even Ideas Hateful To The Prevailing Climate Of Opinion, Have The Full Protection Of The Guarantees [of The First Amendment].

We Look To The History Of The Time Of Framing And To The Intervening History Of Interpretation. But The Ultimate Question Must Be, What Do The Words Of The Text Mean In Our Time.