"Just as the right to speak and the……" — John Paul Stevens
"Just as the right to speak and the right to refrain from speaking are complementary components of a broader concept of individual freedom, so also the individual's freedom to choose his own creed is the counterpart of his right to refrain from accepting the creed established by the majority."
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John Paul Stevens
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20 Quotes by John Paul Stevens
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I think this country would be much better off if we did not have capital punishment.... We cannot ignore the…
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But I really think it's a very unfortunate part of our judicial system and I would feel much, much better…
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Even in high school, a rule that permits only one point of view to be expressed is less likely to…
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To show a well-founded fear of persecution, an alien need not prove that it is more likely than not that…
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Although NFL teams have common interests such as promoting the NFL brand, they are still separate, profit-making entities, and their…
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As a matter of constitutional tradition, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we presume that governmental regulation of…
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It might be added that corporations have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, no desires. Corporations help structure…
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Although it may not be a castle, [it is the] functional equivalent of a hotel room, a vacation and retirement…
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When the commission finds that a pig has entered the parlor, the exercise of its regulatory power does not depend…
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Our love cannot be measured, it just is.
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The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship.
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The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.
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