Download or read book Unsafe for Democracy written by William H Thomas, Jr. JR and published by Caravan Books. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the First World War the U.S. Department of Justice, using the newly passed Espionage Act and its later Sedition Act amendment, prosecuted and won the convictions of many who opposed America's entry into the conflict.