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20 quotes by William O. Douglas

William O. Douglas Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States In office April 15, 1939 – November 12, 1975 Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt Preceded by Louis Brandeis Succeeded by John Paul Stevens 3rd Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission In office 1937–1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt Preceded by James M. Landis Succeeded by Jerome Frank Personal details Born William Orville Douglas (1898-10-16)October...
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Common sense often makes good law.

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

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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... →

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

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Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?

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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... →

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The association promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social... →

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

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The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected.

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

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

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Literature should not be suppressed merely because it offends the moral code of the censor.

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One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the 1st Amendment.

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