‘did unlawfully by his acts mutilate, deface and defile a flag of the United States of America with intent to cast contempt thereupon;’
‘(T)he flag is the symbol of the nation's power, the emblem of freedom in its truest, best sense. It is not extravagant to say that to all lovers of the country it signifies government resting on the consent of the governed; liberty regulated by law; the protection of the weak against the strong; security against the exercise of arbitrary power; and absolute safety *45 for free institutions against foreign aggression.’
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