▁Assembly ▁that ▁recommended ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁its ▁five ▁Social ist ▁members . ▁ ▁Following ▁term ination ▁of ▁the ▁L usk ▁Committee , ▁Stevens on ▁remained ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁news ▁as ▁a ▁prominent ▁conserv ative ▁public ▁intellectual . ▁Ref lect ing ▁the ▁national ▁cons ensus ▁even ▁after ▁the ▁Red ▁Sc are ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 - 2 0 , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁limitations ▁on ▁free ▁speech ▁established ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁by ▁the ▁Esp ion age ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁Sed ition ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Review ing ▁Zach aria h ▁Cha fe e ' s ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁Spe ech ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁Stevens on ▁wrote : ▁ ▁The ▁danger ▁does ▁not ▁come ▁from ▁small ▁groups ▁which ▁seek ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁tor ch ▁and ▁bomb , ▁but ▁rather ▁from ▁those ▁quasi - polit ical ▁and ▁economic ▁organizations ▁which ▁teach ▁that ▁the ▁workers ▁should ▁organ ize ▁into ▁revolution ary ▁industrial ▁un ions ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁using ▁the ▁co er ci ve ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁strike ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁enable ▁an ▁organized ▁minor ity ▁to ▁v eto ▁the ▁dec isions ▁of ▁the ▁ball ot ▁box ▁and ▁to ▁imp ose ▁its ▁will ▁upon ▁the ▁American ▁people . ▁If ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁doctrine ▁be ▁an ▁in fr ing ement ▁of ▁constitution al ▁rights , ▁it ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁an ▁in fr ing ement ▁of ▁such ▁rights ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁schools ▁for