Quotes by William O. Douglas

We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet.close quote - William O. Douglas
We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation.close quote - William O. Douglas

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We are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being.close quote - William O. Douglas
The right to revolt has sources deep in our history.close quote - William O. Douglas
The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.close quote - William O. Douglas

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The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected.close quote - William O. Douglas
The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach of government.close quote - William O. Douglas
The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people.close quote - William O. Douglas
The association promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social projects. Yet it is an association for as noble a purpose as any involved in any prior decisions.close quote - William O. Douglas

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The 5th Amendment is an old friend and a good friend. one of the great landmarks in men's struggle to be free of tyranny, to be decent and civilized.close quote - William O. Douglas
Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.close quote - William O. Douglas
Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?close quote - William O. Douglas
One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the 1st Amendment.close quote - William O. Douglas
No patent medicine was ever put to wider and more varied use than the Fourteenth Amendment.close quote - William O. Douglas
Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred.close quote - William O. Douglas

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