Author: William J. Brennan, Jr.

Quotes

Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest to mankind through the ages.

Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest to mankind through the ages.

- William J. Brennan, Jr.

No longer is the female destined solely for the home and the rearing of the family and only the male for the marketplace and the world of ideas.

No longer is the female destined solely for the home and the rearing of the family and only the male for the marketplace and the world of ideas.

- William J. Brennan, Jr.

The quest for freedom, dignity, and the rights of man will never end.

The quest for freedom, dignity, and the rights of man will never end.

- William J. Brennan, Jr.

Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.

Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.

- William J. Brennan, Jr.

Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision to proceed with dispatch with respect to his materials.

Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision to proceed with dispatch with respect to his materials.

- William J. Brennan, Jr.

We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history of interpretation. But the ultimate question must be, what do the words of the text mean in our time.

We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history of interpretation. But the ultimate question must be, what do the words of the text mean in our time.

- William J. Brennan, Jr.

We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents.

We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents.

- William J. Brennan, Jr.

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