9 Quotes By William O. Douglas


The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.
William O. Douglas on alone

Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred.
William O. Douglas on anniversary

The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.
William O. Douglas on freedom

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

One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the 1st Amendment.
William O. Douglas on history

Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.
William O. Douglas on history

Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred.
William O. Douglas on marriage

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.
William O. Douglas on politics

We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation.
William O. Douglas on wisdom