Fragile Quote by William J. Brennan Download Open image “The framers knew that liberty is a fragile thing, and so should we.” — William J. Brennan ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Fragile Fragile things Framers Freedom Liberty Should
The framers of the constitution knew human nature as well as we do. They too had lived in dangerous days; they too knew the… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
I don't have to tell you how fragile this precious gift of freedom is. Every time we hear, watch, or read the news, we… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“The framers of the constitution knew human nature as well as we do. They too had lived in dangerous days; they too knew the… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
“And liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people who have a right from the frame of their nature to knowledge...” — John Adams Copy Share Image
Above all, we should bear in mind that our liberty is not an end in itself; it is a means to win respect for… — Hyman Rickover Copy Share Image
Liberty is a blessing so inestimable, that, wherever there appears any probability of recovering it, a nation may willingly run many hazards, and ought… — David Hume Copy Share Image
If the Constitution framers would come back today, they would have contempt for most of us. — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Liberty is more precious than money or office; and we should be vigilant lest we purchase wealth or place at the price of inner… — John Lancaster Spalding Copy Share Image
It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed. — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
If our free society is to endure, those who govern must recognize human dignity and accept the enforcement of constitutional limitations on their power… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
Capital punishment...treats members of the human race...as objects to be toyed with and discarded. — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
Debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust and wide-open and that...may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
The modern public school derived from a philosophy of freedom reflected in the First Amendment ... The non-sectarian or secular public school was the… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
If a policeman must know the Constitution, then why not a planner? — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
Our statute books gradually became laden with gross, stereotyped distinctions between the sexes and, indeed, throughout much of the 19th century the position of… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
We cannot let colorblindness become myopia which masks the reality that many "created equal" have been treated within our lifetimes as inferior both by… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
After each perceived security crisis ended, the United States has remorsefully realized that the abrogation of civil liberties was unnecessary. — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
The door of the Free Exercise Clause stands tightly closed against any government regulation of religious beliefs as such. Government may neither compel affirmation… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
One area of law more than any other besmirches the constitutional vision of human dignity. . . . The barbaric death penalty violates our… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
“Thus, we consider this case against the background of a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited,… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
Whether to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest. — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
Love is like that, fragile and light. No wonder it rests upon our hearts in intangible moments, bids us follow fleeting thoughts and ideas… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades into the background. — Jenna Morasca Copy Share Image
The foundations of our lives are far more fragile than we think. So we are severely shaken when life turns out to have a… — Susanne Bier Copy Share Image
I hope the day will come when a wasp-waist and a pair of thin shoulders will not be esteemed beauty: we have had our… — Julia McNair Wright Copy Share Image
True, the fragile bodies of his fellows do not weigh down his plane; true, the fretful minds of weaker men are missing from his… — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile. — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
There are plenty of people who don't want change - the Labour Party, some of their militant trade union friends like Unite busy causing… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning breeze. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share Image
I don't use a hairdryer when it's not necessary; I try to look after my fragile hair. — Sasha Pivovarova Copy Share Image
There is cruelty in divorce. There is cruelty in forced or unfortunate marriage. We will continue to cry at weddings because we know how… — Anne Roiphe Copy Share Image
Any system that is deprived of its natural volatility, with government up (unintelligible) volatile, any system becomes very fragile. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
