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title: "[T]he Constitution does not guarantee the right to acquire informatio… — William Rehnquist Quote #24 | QuotesBy.net"
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> # \[T\]he Constitution does not guarantee the right to acquire information at a public library without any risk of embarrassment.

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## More from William Rehnquist

1. > A public library does not acquire Internet terminals in order to create a public forum for Web publishers to express themselves, any more than it collects book…

[Permalink to quote \#23](https://quotesby.net/William-Rehnquist/23/ "Permalink to quote 23")
2. > To the extent that libraries wish to offer unfiltered access, they are free to do so without federal assistance.

[Permalink to quote \#25](https://quotesby.net/William-Rehnquist/25/ "Permalink to quote 25")
3. > The framers of our Constitution came up with two major contributions to the art of government. The first was the idea of an executive not dependent on the poli…

[Permalink to quote \#22](https://quotesby.net/William-Rehnquist/22/ "Permalink to quote 22")

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