Quote by: William O. Douglas

The framers of the constitution knew human nature as well as we do. They too had lived in dangerous days; they too knew the suffocating influence of orthodoxy and standardized thought. They weighed the compulsions for restrained speech and thought against the abuses of liberty. They chose liberty." [ , 342 U.S. 250, 287 (1952) (dissenting)]


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam O. Douglas
  • DescriptionAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
  • BornOctober 16, 1898
  • DiedJanuary 19, 1980
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLawyer; Judge
  • AwardsGeorge Polk Award