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title: "9 Privacy Quotes By William O. Douglas"
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> [ “The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom." \[ Public Utilities Commission v. Pollak , 343 U.S. 451, 467 (1952) (dissenting)\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/the-right-to-be-let-alone-is-indeed-the-beginning-of-all-freedom-2/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

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> [“We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/we-are-rapidly-entering-the-age-of-no-privacy-where-everyone-is-open-2/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

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> [We deal with a right of privacy older than the Bill of Rights-older than our political parties, older than our school system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/we-deal-with-a-right-of-privacy-older-than-the-bill-of-rights-older/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

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> [“Big Brother in the form of an increasingly powerful government and in an increasingly powerful private sector will pile the records high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/big-brother-in-the-form-of-an-increasingly-powerful-government-and-in-2/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

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> [The free state offers what a police state denies - the privacy of the home, the dignity and peace of mind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/the-free-state-offers-what-a-police-state-denies-the-privacy-of-the/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

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> [Big Brother in the form of an increasingly powerful government and in an increasingly powerful private sector will pile the records high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/big-brother-in-the-form-of-an-increasingly-powerful-government-and-in/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

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> [The people, the ultimate governors, must have absolute freedom of, and therefore privacy of, their individual opinions and beliefs regardless of how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/the-people-the-ultimate-governors-must-have-absolute-freedom-of-and/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

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> [“These examples and many others demonstrate an alarming trend whereby the privacy and dignity of our citizens is being whittled away by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/these-examples-and-many-others-demonstrate-an-alarming-trend-whereby/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

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> [“Once the government can demand of a publisher the names of the purchasers of his publications, the free press as we know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/once-the-government-can-demand-of-a-publisher-the-names-of-the-2/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

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## Other authors on Privacy

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- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-glenn-greenwald-38815.jpg) Glenn Greenwald 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/glenn-greenwald/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/barack-obama/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tim-cook-90852.jpg) Tim Cook 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/tim-cook/)
- [Ralph Waldo Emerson 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/ralph-waldo-emerson/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eric-schmidt-33572.jpg) Eric Schmidt 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/eric-schmidt/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/henry-david-thoreau/)
- [Bruce Schneier 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/bruce-schneier/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barton-gellman-16594.jpg) Barton Gellman 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/barton-gellman/)
- [Adam Cohen 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/adam-cohen/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nick-harkaway-71132.jpg) Nick Harkaway 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/nick-harkaway/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-comey-46188.jpg) James Comey 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/privacy/james-comey/)

## More by William O. Douglas

> [The First Amendment makes confidence in the common sense of our people and in the maturity of their judgement the great postulate of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/the-first-amendment-makes-confidence-in-the-common-sense-of-our/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

> [Common sense often makes good law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/common-sense-often-makes-good-law/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

> [Inanimate objects are sometimes parties to litigation. A ship has a legal personality, a fiction found useful for maritime purposes. The corporation sole -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/inanimate-objects-are-sometimes-parties-to-litigation-a-ship-has-a/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

> [Any test that turns on what is offensive to the community's standards is too loose, too capricious, too destructive of freedom of expression to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/any-test-that-turns-on-what-is-offensive-to-the-community-s-standards/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

> [I've often thought that if planners were botanists, zoologists, geologists, and people who know about the earth, we would have much more wisdom in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/i-ve-often-thought-that-if-planners-were-botanists-zoologists/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

> [I have the same confidence in the ability of our people to reject noxious literature as I have in their capacity to sort out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/i-have-the-same-confidence-in-the-ability-of-our-people-to-reject/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

> [The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/the-liberties-of-none-are-safe-unless-the-liberties-of-all-are/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

> [A function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute. It may indeed best serve its high purpose when it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/a-function-of-free-speech-under-our-system-of-government-is-to-invite/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/at-the-constitutional-level-where-we-work-90-percent-of-any-decision/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

> [To be whole and harmonious, man must also know the music of the beaches and the woods. He must find the thing of which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/to-be-whole-and-harmonious-man-must-also-know-the-music-of-the/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

> [Sunlight is the best disinfectant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/sunlight-is-the-best-disinfectant/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

> [We deal with a right of privacy older than the Bill of Rights-older than our political parties, older than our school system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/we-deal-with-a-right-of-privacy-older-than-the-bill-of-rights-older/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

> [It is our attitude toward free thought and free expression that will determine our fate. There must be no limit on the range of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/it-is-our-attitude-toward-free-thought-and-free-expression-that-will/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

> [The interests of the corporation state are to convert all the riches of the earth into dollars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/the-interests-of-the-corporation-state-are-to-convert-all-the-riches/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

> [There have always been grievances and youth has always been the agitator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/there-have-always-been-grievances-and-youth-has-always-been-the/)

[William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/)

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                        "text": "“Once the government can demand of a publisher the names of the purchasers of his publications, the free press as we know it disappears. Then the spectre of a government agent will look over the shoulder of everyone who reads. The purchase of a book or pamphlet today may result in a subpoena tomorrow. Fear of criticism goes with every person into the bookstall. The subtle, imponderable pressures of the orthodox lay hold. Some will fear to read what is unpopular, what the powers-that-be dislike. When the light of publicity may reach any student, any teacher, inquiry will be discouraged. The books and pamphlets that are critical of the administration, that preach an unpopular policy in domestic or foreign affairs, that are in disrepute in the orthodox school of thought will be suspect and subject to investigation. The press and its readers will pay a heavy price in harassment. But that will be minor in comparison with the menace of the shadow which government will cast over literature that does not follow the dominant party line. If the lady from Toledo can be required to disclose what she read yesterday and what she will read tomorrow, fear will take the place of freedom in the libraries, book stores, and homes of the land. Through the harassment of hearings, investigations, reports, and subpoenas government will hold a club over speech and over the press.\" [ United States v. Rumely , 345 U.S. 41 (1953)]”",
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