▁obsc ene ▁in ▁view ▁of ▁substantial ▁evidence ▁showing ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁literary , ▁historical , ▁and ▁social ▁importance . ▁P . ▁ 3 8 3 ▁U . ▁S . ▁ 4 2 6 . ▁▁ 3 ) ▁Since ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁power ▁under ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁control ▁mere ▁expression , ▁the ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁book ▁that ▁conced edly ▁has ▁social ▁worth ▁is ▁advert ised ▁and ▁sold ▁is ▁irrelevant . ▁P . ▁ 3 8 3 ▁U . ▁S . ▁ 4 2 7 . ▁▁ 4 ) ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁basis ▁in ▁history ▁for ▁the ▁view ▁expressed ▁in ▁Roth ▁that ▁" ob scene " ▁speech ▁is ▁" out side " ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment . ▁P p .   3 8 3 ▁U . ▁S . ▁ 4 2 8 – 4 3 1 . ▁▁ 5 ) ▁No ▁interest ▁of ▁society ▁just ifies ▁overrid ing ▁the ▁guarante es ▁of ▁free ▁speech ▁and ▁press ▁and ▁establish ing ▁a ▁regime ▁of ▁c ensor ship . ▁P p .   3 8 3 ▁U . ▁S . ▁ 4 3 1 – 4 3 3 " ▁( 4 1 4 ). ▁ ▁The ▁art ▁historian ▁Johann ▁Jo achim ▁Win ck el mann ▁recommended ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁for ▁" its ▁del icate ▁sens it iv ities ▁and ▁noble ▁ideas " ▁expressed ▁in ▁" an ▁elev ated ▁P ind ar ic ▁style ". ▁ ▁Illustr ations ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁work ▁was ▁not ▁illustrated , ▁but ▁many ▁ed