States Quotes by William O. Douglas

9 States quotes by William O. Douglas

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Douglas’s expansive, civil‑rights‑focused view of states appears across nine concise statements, offering a brief look at his judicial philosophy.

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The interests of the corporation state are to convert all the riches of the earth into dollars.

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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…

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Our upside down welfare state is socialism for the rich, free enterprise for the poor.

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The First and Fourteenth Amendments say that Congress and the States shall make "no law" which abridges freedom of speech or of…

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The censor is always quick to justify his function in terms that are protective of society. But the First Amendment, written in…

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Christianity has sufficient inner strength to survive and flourish on its own. It does not need state subsidies, nor state privileges, nor…

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The First Amendment, however, does not say that in every and all respects there shall be a separation of Church and State.…

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One aspect of modern life which has gone far to stifle men is the rapid growth of tremendous corporations. Enormous spiritual sacrifices…

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The First Amendment...does not say that in every respect there shall be a separation of Church and State…Otherwise the state and religion…

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The First Amendment makes confidence in the common sense of our people and in the maturity of their judgement the great postulate of our…

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Common sense often makes good law.

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Inanimate objects are sometimes parties to litigation. A ship has a legal personality, a fiction found useful for maritime purposes. The corporation sole -…

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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…

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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…

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I have the same confidence in the ability of our people to reject noxious literature as I have in their capacity to sort out…

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

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A function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute. It may indeed best serve its high purpose when it…

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

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To be whole and harmonious, man must also know the music of the beaches and the woods. He must find the thing of which…

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Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

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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.

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It is our attitude toward free thought and free expression that will determine our fate. There must be no limit on the range of…

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The interests of the corporation state are to convert all the riches of the earth into dollars.

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There have always been grievances and youth has always been the agitator.

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