William O. Douglas – 7 Quotes

7 Quotes by William O. Douglas

The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.

– William O. Douglas

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

– William O. Douglas

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

– William O. Douglas

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

Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.

– William O. Douglas

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

We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation.

– William O. Douglas