Question

The text below was written in 1918:

"I listened to all that was said in this court in support and justification of this prosecution, but my mind remains unchanged. I look upon the Espionage Law as a despotic enactment in flagrant conflict with democratic principles and with the spirit of free institutions…

Your Honor, I have stated in this court that I am opposed to the social system in which we live; that I believe in a fundamental change—but if possible by peaceable and orderly means…"

Why does Eugene Debs reject the prosecution's arguments in support of the Espionage Act?

Answer 1

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A. He stands in opposition to the current political system.
B. He denies being in violation of the Espionage Act.
C .He believes that the Espionage Act is contradictory to democratic principles and freedom.
D. He believes that his actions were justified based on his kinship with all living beings.

Answer 2

Eugene Debs was adamant in rejecting those arguments because he considered them a violation to the 1st amendment of the Bill of Rights that provide citizens the right of free speech.

Debs who was a socialist at that time, spoke out against USA actions in World War I, believing that change and progress could be achieved by using peaceful proceedings; and pondered the espionage law as a repressive act in conflict with democratic ideas.