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William O. Douglas [1898-1980] American
Rank: 101
Judge, Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States


William Orville Douglas was an American jurist and politician who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Douglas was confirmed at the age of 40, one of the youngest justices appointed to the court. His term, lasting 36 years and 209 days, is the longest term in the history of the Supreme Court.
Douglas holds a number of records as a Supreme Court Justice, including the most opinions. He was the 79th person appointed and confirmed to the bench of that court. 

History, Alone, Anniversary, Freedom, Government, Legal, Marriage, Politics, Religion, Wisdom



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Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred. Anniversary, Marriage
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Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance. Politics
102
The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people. Government
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Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back. History
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It seemed to me that I had barely reached the Court when people were trying to get me off.
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Common sense often makes good law. Legal
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The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms. Alone, Freedom
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The association promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social projects. Yet it is an association for as noble a purpose as any involved in any prior decisions.
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The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected.
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The 5th 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.
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Literature should not be suppressed merely because it offends the moral code of the censor.
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At the constitutional level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections.
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We are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being. Religion
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The right to revolt has sources deep in our history.
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Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?
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One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the 1st Amendment. History
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We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation. Wisdom
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The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach of government.
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We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet.
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No patent medicine was ever put to wider and more varied use than the Fourteenth Amendment.
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