"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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"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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"I was on the state board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union."

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"Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies."

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"In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country."

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"One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the 1st Amendment."

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"Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back."

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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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"It seemed to me that I had barely reached the Court when people were trying to get me off."

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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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"Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance."

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