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Common Quotes by William O. Douglas
- Common sense often makes a good law.
- The First Amendment makes confidence in the common sense of our people and in the maturity of their judgement the great postulate of our democracy.
- Why cannot we work at cooperative schemes and search for the common ground binding all mankind together?
- Those in power need checks and restraints lest they come to identify the common good for their own tastes and desires, and their continuation in…
- Common sense often makes good law.
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