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Quotes by William Orville Douglas

  • The Second Amendment reveals a profound principle of American government - the principle of civilian ascendency over the military.
  • Common sense often makes good law.
  • Solitude is the beginning of all freedom.
  • The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom.
  • Literature should not be surpressed merely because it affects the moral code of the censor.
  • Religious experiences which are as real as life to some may be incomprehensible to others.
  • 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.