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> # To the extent that libraries wish to offer unfiltered access, they are free to do so without federal assistance.

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## More from William Rehnquist

1. > \[T\]he Constitution does not guarantee the right to acquire information at a public library without any risk of embarrassment.

[Permalink to quote \#24](https://quotesby.net/William-Rehnquist/24/ "Permalink to quote 24")
2. > I want to put to rest the speculation and unfounded rumors of my imminent retirement... I am not about to announce my retirement. I will continue to perform my…

[Permalink to quote \#26](https://quotesby.net/William-Rehnquist/26/ "Permalink to quote 26")
3. > 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")

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