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William J. Brennan quotes: The framers knew that liberty is a fragile thing, and so should we.

The framers knew that liberty is a fragile thing, and so should we.

William J. Brennan quotes: If we are to be as a shining city upon a hill, it will be because of our ceaseless pursuit of the constitutional ideal of human dignity.

If we are to be as a shining city upon a hill, it will be because of our ceaseless pursuit of the constitutional ideal of human dignity.

William J. Brennan quotes: We hold that the Constitution does not forbid the states minor intrusions into an individual's body under stringently limited conditions.

We hold that the Constitution does not forbid the states minor intrusions into an individual's body under stringently limited conditions.

William J. Brennan quotes: There is no such thing as a false idea.

There is no such thing as a false idea.

William J. Brennan quotes: After each perceived security crisis ended, the United States has remorsefully realized that the abrogation of civil liberties was unnecessary.

After each perceived security crisis ended, the United States has remorsefully realized that the abrogation of civil liberties was unnecessary.

William J. Brennan quotes: Clerks get into the damnedest wrangleswhich is the way they help me.

Clerks get into the damnedest wrangles
which is the way they help me.

William J. Brennan quotes: The law is not an end in itself, nor does it provide ends. It is preeminently a means to serve what we think is right.

The law is not an end in itself, nor does it provide ends. It is preeminently a means to serve what we think is right.

William J. Brennan quotes: The Bill of Rights never gets off the page and into the lives of most Americans.

The Bill of Rights never gets off the page and into the lives of most Americans.

William J. Brennan quotes: We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not before us.

We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not before us.

William J. Brennan quotes: Capital punishment ... treats members of the human race ... as objects to be toyed with and discarded.

Capital punishment ... treats members of the human race ... as objects to be toyed with and discarded.

William J. Brennan quotes: Punishing desecration of the flag dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered.

Punishing desecration of the flag dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered.

William J. Brennan quotes: If a policeman must know the Constitution, then why not a planner?

If a policeman must know the Constitution, then why not a planner?