“Who says so?”
“Orders from the chief.”
“But we've got a permit.”
“All permits revoked. Cut it out.”
“But this is an outrage!”
“We don't want any argument, young man—”
“But we're within our rights here.”
“Forget it, young feller!”
Gerrity turned swiftly to the throng.
“Fellow-citizens,” he cried, “we are here in the exercise of our rights as American citizens! We are conducting a peaceable and orderly political meeting, and we know our rights and propose to maintain them. We—”