5 William O. Douglas Quotes on History

William O. Douglas quotes on history

11. The Fifth 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.

17. The conception of political equality from the Declaration of Independence, to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, to the Fifteenth, Seventeenth, and Nineteenth Amendments could mean only one thing - one person, one vote.

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

41. The right to revolt has sources deep in our history.

43. We deal with a right of privacy older than the Bill of Rights-older than our political parties, older than our school system.