Speech: "Spirit of Liberty" by Judge Learned Hand, 1944
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This speech titled "Spirit of Liberty" was originally given by Judge Learned Hand in 1944 in celebration of I Am an American Day.
For this recording the speech is read by Don Murphy.
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