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There have always been grievances and youth has always been the agitator.
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
William Douglas
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We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet.
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The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom.
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Absolute discretion is a ruthless master. It is more destructive of freedom than any of man's other inventions.
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No matter what the legislature may say, a man has the right to make his speech, print his handbill, compose his newspaper, and deliver his sermon without asking anyone's permission. The contrary suggestion is abhorrent to our traditions.
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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.
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The law is not a series of calculating machines where answers come tumbling out when the right levers are pushed.
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The way to combat noxious ideas is with other ideas. The way to combat falsehoods is with truth.
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