Literature should not be suppressed merely because it offends the moral code of the censor. William O. Douglas More Quotes by William O. Douglas More Quotes From William O. Douglas Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance. William O. Douglas performancepoliticsyesterdaytoday The 5th Amendment is an old friend and a good friend. one of the great landmarks in men's struggle to be free of tyranny, to be decent and civilized. William O. Douglas greatgoodstrugglemen One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the 1st Amendment. William O. Douglas amendmentnewprotesthistory We are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being. William O. Douglas beinginstitutionspeoplereligion The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach of government. William O. Douglas reachconstitutiongovernmentsilence
