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Seditious speech<span> is </span>speech<span> directed at the overthrow of government. It includes </span>speech<span> attacking basic institutions of government, including particular governmental leaders. Its criminalization dates back at least as far as the Alien and </span>Sedition<span> Act.</span>
Spain joined Venice and other Italian states in defending the Strait of Lepanto because the Ottoman empire posed a threat to European control of the region. As a result, the interests of the Spaniards and the Italians were aligned as they all considered the region critical