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William O. Douglas

"The 5th Amendment is an old friend and a good friend. one of the great landmarks in men's struggle to be free of tyranny, to be decent and civilized."

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"The 5th Amendment is an old friend and a good friend. one of the great landmarks in men's struggle to be free of tyranny, to be decent and civilized."

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"But men are men; the best sometimes forget."

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"The men who followed Him were unique in their generation. They turned the world upside down because their hearts had been turned right side up. The world has never been the same."

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"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages."

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"Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course."

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"Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties."

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"A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old shoe are generally of little worth."

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"There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."

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"Both men and women are fallible. The difference is, women know it."

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"Old men need applause too."

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"We are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being."
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"The association promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social projects. Yet it is an association for as noble a purpose as any involved in any prior decisions."
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"It seemed to me that I had barely reached the Court when people were trying to get me off."
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"Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?"
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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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"At the constitutional level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections."
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"The right to revolt has sources deep in our history."
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"We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation."
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