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Arlene Babst, et al. Vs. National Intelligence Board, et al. [DISSENTING OPINION, ABAD SANTOS, J.]

ARLENE BABST, ODETTE ALCANTARA, CERES P. DOYO, JO-ANN Q. MAGLIPON, DOMINI TORREVILLAS-SUAREZ, LORNA KALAW-TIROL, CIELO BUENAVENTURA, SYLVIA MAYUGA, SHEILA S. CORONEL, ET AL., petitioners vs. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE BOARD, SPECIAL COMMITTEE NO. 2, BRIG. GEN. WILFREDO ESTRADA (ret.), COL. RENATO ECARMA, NBI ASST. DIRECTOR PONCIANO FERNANDO, COL. BALBINO DIEGO, COL. GALILEO KINTANAR, COL. EUSTAQUIO PERALTA, ET AL., respondents. [DISSENTING OPINION, ABAD SANTOS, J.]

G.R. No. L-62992 | 1984-09-28

ABAD SANTOS, J., dissenting:

"Persecution for the expression of opinions seems to me perfectly logical. If you have no doubt of your premises or your power and want a certain result with all your heart you naturally express your wishes in law and sweep away all opposition. To allow opposition by speech seems to indicate that you think the speech impotent, as when a man says that he has squared the circle, or that you do not care whole-heartedly for the result, or that you doubt either your power or your premises. But when men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe even more than they believe the...