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Determining Our Fate

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 6, 2026| Leave a Comment »

It is our attitude toward free thought and free expression that will determine our fate.  There must be no limit on the range of temperate discussion, no limits on thought.  No subject must be taboo.  No censor must preside at our assemblies.
    —     William O. Douglas
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And The Struggle Continues

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 10, 2025| 2 Comments »

The struggle is always between the individual and his sacred right to express himself and the power structure that seeks conformity, suppression, and obedience.
    —     William O. Douglas
Former Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
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Protecting Society With Expression

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 21, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The censor is always quick to justify his function in terms that are protective of society.  But the First Amendment, written in terms that are absolute, deprives the States of any power to pass on the value, the propriety, or the morality of a particular expression.
    —     William O. Douglas
From:  “Memoirs v. Massachusetts, 383 U.S. 413”
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#45: Who Lost By Three Million Votes

Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on April 4, 2019| 10 Comments »

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.
    ―    Thomas Jefferson
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