"The modern world is the child of doubt and inquiry, as the ancient world was the child of fear and faith" (p. 72). This statement was uttered by Clarence Darrow, the counsel for the defense of John Scopes during the ‘monkey trial’ that rather questionably put Dayton, TN on the world’s map in 1925. Similar words could have been uttered in many other occasions during human history, including in 1996, when the Tennessee legislature tried once more …showed first 75 words of 1223 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1223 total…democracy: Bryan’s majoritarianism vs. Darrow’s defense (sponsored by the American Civili Liberty Union) of minority rights. This tension remains with us today, as a major test of the health of a free society. As Arthur Hays, co-author with Mencken of several banned books, and a lawyer for the ACLU at the time put it: "We should bear in mind that there may be no greater oppression than by the rule of majority" (p. 68).