--- title: "4 William Orville Douglas Quotes" description: "William Orville Douglas was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 to 1975." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-orville-douglas-95770.jpg" --- ![Portrait of William Orville Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-orville-douglas-95770.jpg) # William Orville Douglas **4** quotes in **7** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet William Orville Douglas was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 to 1975. ## Quick Facts About William Orville Douglas Notable works The William O. Douglas inquiry into the state of individual freedom ## About William Orville Douglas William Orville Douglas was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 to 1975. Douglas was known for his strong progressive and civil libertarian views and is often cited as the most liberal justice in the U.S. Supreme Court’s history. Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939, Douglas was confirmed at the age of 40, becoming one of the youngest justices appointed to the court. He is the longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court justice in history, having served for 36 years and 209 days. ## Quotes by William Orville Douglas > [Ignorance and illiteracy are obviously not synonymous; even illiterate masses can cast their ballots with intelligence, once they are informed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-orville-douglas/ignorance-and-illiteracy-are-obviously-not-synonymous-even-illiterate/) [William Orville Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-orville-douglas/) [Ignorance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ignorance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2af/william-orville-douglas-70195_ignorance_ignorance-and-illiteracy-are-obviously-n_101535.jpg) > [Government should be concerned with anti-social conduct, not with utterances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-orville-douglas/government-should-be-concerned-with-anti-social-conduct-not-with/) [William Orville Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-orville-douglas/) [Anti social](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anti-social/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/william-orville-douglas-70195_government_government-should-be-concerned-with-anti_2184668.jpg) > [The search of the young today is more specific than the ancient search for the Holy Grail. The search of the youth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-orville-douglas/the-search-of-the-young-today-is-more-specific-than-the-ancient/) [William Orville Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-orville-douglas/) [Computers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e15/william-orville-douglas-70195_computers_the-search-of-the-young-today-is-more-sp_2193317.jpg) > [If the government is in jeopardy, it is not because we are unable to cope with revolutionary situations. Jeopardy means that either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-orville-douglas/if-the-government-is-in-jeopardy-it-is-not-because-we-are-unable-to/) [William Orville Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-orville-douglas/) [Government](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5a/william-orville-douglas-70195_government_if-the-government-is-in-jeopardy-it-is-n_2263255.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-orville-douglas/#itemlist", "name": "William Orville Douglas Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ignorance and illiteracy are obviously not synonymous; even illiterate masses can cast their ballots with intelligence, once they are informed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Orville Douglas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-orville-douglas/ignorance-and-illiteracy-are-obviously-not-synonymous-even-illiterate/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2af/william-orville-douglas-70195_ignorance_ignorance-and-illiteracy-are-obviously-n_101535.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2af/william-orville-douglas-70195_ignorance_ignorance-and-illiteracy-are-obviously-n_101535.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2af/william-orville-douglas-70195_ignorance_ignorance-and-illiteracy-are-obviously-n_101535.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ignorance and illiteracy are obviously not synonymous; even illiterate masses can cast their ballots with…” — William Orville Douglas", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Government should be concerned with anti-social conduct, not with utterances.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Orville Douglas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-orville-douglas/government-should-be-concerned-with-anti-social-conduct-not-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/william-orville-douglas-70195_government_government-should-be-concerned-with-anti_2184668.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/william-orville-douglas-70195_government_government-should-be-concerned-with-anti_2184668.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/william-orville-douglas-70195_government_government-should-be-concerned-with-anti_2184668.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Government should be concerned with anti-social conduct, not with utterances.” — William Orville Douglas", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The search of the young today is more specific than the ancient search for the Holy Grail. 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