All William O. Douglas Quotes
- Only when there is a wilderness can man harmonize his inner being with the wavelengths of the earth. When the earth, its products, its creatures,… Caught
- Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Best
- Big Brother in the form of an increasingly powerful government and in an increasingly powerful private sector will pile the records high with reasons why… Advancement
- Man must be able to escape civilization if he is to survive. Some of his greatest needs are for refuges and retreats where he can… Able
- 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… Any
- It seemed to me that I had barely reached the Court when people were trying to get me off. Barely
- The struggle is always between the individual and his sacred right to express himself and... the power structure that seeks conformity, suppression and obedience. Conformity
- The great and invigorating influences in American life have been the unorthodox: the people who challenge an existing institution or way of life, or say… American
- Freedom of movement is the very essence of our free society -- once the right to travel is curtailed, all other rights suffer. All
- Once the government can demand of a publisher the names of the purchasers of his publication, the free press as we know it disappears. Then… Agent
- I do not know of any salvation for society except through eccentrics, misfits, dissenters, people who protest, Any
- We must realize that today's establishment is the new George III. Whether it will continue to adhere to his tactics, we do not know. If… Adhere
- The Constitution and the Bill of Rights we designed to get the government off the backs of the people -- all the people. Those great… Air
- As night-fall does not come at once, neither does oppression...It is in such twilight that we all must be aware of change in the air… Air
- I would rather create a precedent than find one. Create
- This freedom of movement is the very essence of our free society, setting us apart. Like the right of assembly and the right of association,… All
- The most important aspect of freedom of speech is freedom to learn. All education is a continuous dialogue - questions and answers that pursue every… Academic
- 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 such… Botanists
- We have a system which, though far from perfect, is strong with idealism. It gives elbow room for men of all races and all beliefs.… All
- Motion pictures are of course a different medium of expression than the public speech, the radio, the stage, the novel, or the magazine. But the… Amendment
- We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation. Funny
- Power that controls the economy should be in the hands of elected representatives of the people instead of an industrial oligarchy Controls
- World federation is an ideal that will not die. More and more people are coming to realize that peace must be more than an interlude… Arms
- It is our attitude toward free thought and free expression that will determine our fate. There must be no limit on the range of temperate… Assemblies
- Men need to know the elemental challenges that sea and mountains present. They need to know what it is to be alive and to survive… Adversity