Author: William O. Douglas

Quotes

The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.

The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.

- William O. Douglas

The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people.

The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people.

- William O. Douglas

The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach of government.

The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach of government.

- William O. Douglas

We are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being.

We are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being.

- William O. Douglas

Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred.

Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred.

- William O. Douglas

The right to revolt has sources deep in our history.

The right to revolt has sources deep in our history.

- William O. Douglas

Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.

Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.

- William O. Douglas

Common sense often makes good law.

Common sense often makes good law.

- William O. Douglas

We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation.

We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation.

- William O. Douglas

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