...and his colleagues could imagine no more appropriate reaponae to burning a ilag^f than waving one 'a own, no better way to counter a flag burner's message than by saluting the flag that burns. 7. think there is one other equally appropriate response to those who would ^insult the flag....

...persuasion: symbolic expression should be responded to in kind, not with coercion. As Brennan said: "We can imagine no more appropriate response to burning a flag than to waving one's own. . ." Finally, a clear contrast can be seen in terms of how the act of flag burning...

...flag." The nation is not protected by sending individuals who burn the flag to jail, he said. In fact, "we can imagine no more appropriate response to burning...than waving one's own, no better way to counter a flag-burner's message than by saluting the flag that burns, no surer means of preserving the dignity...

...by noting: And, precisely because it is our flag that is involved, one's response to the flag-burner may exploit the uniquely persuasive power of the flag...than waving one's own, no better way to counter a flag-burner's message than by saluting the flag that burns, no surer means of preserving the dignity...

...represents "resilience, not rigidity." Appealing to "courageous, self-reliant men," the Court could imagine "no more appropriate response to burning a...than waving one's own, no better way to counter a flag-burner's message than by saluting the flag that bums." This vision of a tolerant society is appealing....

...represents "resilience, not rigidity." Appealing to "courageous, self-reliant men," the Court could imagine "no more appropriate response to burning a...than waving one's own, no better way to counter a flag-burner's message than by saluting the flag that burns." This vision of a tolerant society is appealing....

...100. Ibid., at 279-80 and passim. 101. In his opinion for the Court in Johnson, Justice Brennan said, "We can imagine no more appropriate response to burning a flag than waving one's own." 491 US at 420. 102. See text at n.77 above. 103. The father of it all was Max Weber, whose discussions...

...their expression the true greatness of our Republic. As the Supreme Court declared in Texas v. Johnson, we can imagine no more appropriate response to burning a flag than by waving one's own. I urge my friends on this committee, please consider the basic principles that...

...they are wrong [citing Justice Brandeis in Whitney]. And, precisely because it is our flag that is involved, one's response to the flag burner may exploit...flag burner's message than by saluting the flag that burns, no surer means of preserving the dignity even of the flag that burned than by — as one witness...

...that protect against desecratory danger. Countervailing body magic may also protect the totem's power: We can imagine no more appropriate response to burning...than waving one's own, no better way to counter a flag-burner's message than by saluting the flag that burns, no surer means of preserving the dignity...