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 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

Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance.

Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance.

- 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

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

At the constitutional level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections.

At the constitutional level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections.

- 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 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.

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.

- William O. Douglas

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