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Freedom of movement is the very essence of our free society -- once the right to travel is curtailed, all other rights suffer.

William O. Douglas

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William O. Douglas
Age: 81 †
Born: 1898
Born: October 16
Died: 1980
Died: January 19
Former Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States
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William Orville Douglas
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