I used to oppose women's suffrage and I've come to support it because these women have convinced me that we need full gender equality for full democratic participation. Louis D. Brandeis More Quotes by Louis D. Brandeis More Quotes From Louis D. Brandeis The makers of our Constitution . . . conferred, as against the government, the right to be let alone - the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men. Louis D. Brandeis law-courtsrightsmen There is a spark of idealism within every individual which can be fanned into flame and bring forth extraordinary results. Louis D. Brandeis sparksindividualflames In a democracy, the most important office is the office of citizen Louis D. Brandeis democracyofficeimportant Behind every argument is somebody's ignorance. Rediscover the foundation of truth and the purpose and causes of dispute immediately disappear. Louis D. Brandeis foundationpurposeignorance Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. Louis D. Brandeis fearmenreligion Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent. Louis D. Brandeis law-courtslibertarian-partygovernment Behind every argument is someone's ignorance. Louis D. Brandeis motivationalinspirationallife America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress. It acted on this belief; it has advanced human happiness, and it has prospered. Louis D. Brandeis happinesslyingamerica It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. Louis D. Brandeis censorship-in-booksfreedom-of-speechmen No one can really pull you up very high - you lose your grip on the rope. But on your own two feet you can climb mountains. Louis D. Brandeis mountainfeettwo Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free speech and assembly. Louis D. Brandeis injuryspeechserious Strong, responsible unions are essential to industrial fair play. Without them the labor bargain is wholly one-sided. Louis D. Brandeis economic-inequalitystrongplay Crime is contagious....if the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for the law. Louis D. Brandeis governmentlawwar Those who won our independence... valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty. Louis D. Brandeis couragehappinessmean In business, the earning of profit is something more than an incident of success. It is an essential condition of success. It is an essential condition of success because the continued absence of profit itself spells failure. Louis D. Brandeis failureessentialsbusiness The old idea of a good bargain was a transaction in which one man got the better of another. The new idea of a good contract is a transaction which is good for both parties to it. Louis D. Brandeis partymenideas Subtler and more far-reaching means of invading privacy have become available to the government. Discovery and invention have made it possible for the government, by means far more effective than stretching upon the rack, to obtain disclosure in court of what is whispered in the closet. Louis D. Brandeis governmentmoneymean There are no shortcuts in evolution. Louis D. Brandeis healthinspirescience The world presents enough problems if you believe it to be a world of law and order; do not add to them by believing it to be a world of miracles. Louis D. Brandeis prayerfearbelieve If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. Louis D. Brandeis hard-lifelife-is-hardmotivational
