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William O. Douglas Quotes: The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people.
         

The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people.


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Freedom of movement is the very essence of our free society -- once the right to travel is curtailed, all other rights suffer.

Freedom of movement is the very essence of our free society -- once the right to travel is curtailed, all other rights suffer.



Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.

Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.



We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government.

We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government.



To be whole and harmonious, man must also know the music of the beaches and the woods. He must find the thing of which he is only an infinitesimal part and nurture it and love it, if he is to live.

To be whole and harmonious, man must also know the music of the beaches and the woods. He must find the thing of which he is only an infinitesimal part and nurture it and love it, if he is to live.



The Fifth Amendment is an old friend and a good friend, one of the great landmarks in men's struggle to be free of tyranny, to be decent and civilized.

The Fifth Amendment is an old friend and a good friend, one of the great landmarks in men's struggle to be free of tyranny, to be decent and civilized.



The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected.

The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected.



Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?

Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?



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 - however slight - lest we become victims of the darkness.

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 - however slight - lest we become victims of the darkness.



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 office as essential to the preservation of the nation.

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 office as essential to the preservation of the nation.



The way to combat noxious ideas is with other ideas. The way to combat falsehoods is with truth.

The way to combat noxious ideas is with other ideas. The way to combat falsehoods is with truth.





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