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In highlighting "the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated," Jefferson was referring most directly to passage of the alien and sedition acts, which were designed to suppress criticism of the government. Why?
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Jefferson was referring to the passage of the alien and sedition acts as they were seen as a direct attack on free speech and the ability to criticize the government. These acts gave the government the power to prosecute and deport immigrants they deemed dangerous or suspicious, and also made it a crime to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious" writings about the government. By suppressing criticism and dissent, these acts limited the freedom of speech and violated the principles of democracy and individual rights that Jefferson believed in.
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Jefferson was referring to the passage of the alien and sedition acts as they directly suppressed criticism of the government. These acts limited freedom of speech by prosecuting and deporting immigrants and criminalizing negative writings about the government. Jefferson saw these acts as a violation of democracy and individual rights.
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