William O. Douglas Quotes on Judiciary
-
The right to dissent is the only thing that makes life tolerable for a judge of an appellate court... the affairs of government could not be conducted by democratic standards without it.
-
One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the First Amendment.
-
Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.
-
We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation.
-
At the constitutional level where we work, ninety percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections.