William Orville Douglas

"Common sense often makes good law. "

"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. "

"Solitude is the beginning of all freedom. "

"The Second Amendment reveals a profound principle of American government - the principle of civilian ascendency over the military. "

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