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William J. Brennan Quotes

William J. Brennan quotes

American Judge April 25, 1906 – July 27, 1997

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Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest to mankind through the ages. William J. Brennan
No longer is the female destined solely for the home and the rearing of the family and only the male for the marketplace and the world of ideas. William J. Brennan
William J. Brennan quote: "There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes."
There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes. William J. Brennan
William J. Brennan quote: "Law cannot stand aside from the social changes around it."
Law cannot stand aside from the social changes around it. William J. Brennan
We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history of interpretation. But the ultimate question must be, what do the words of the text mean in our time. William J. Brennan
Death is not only an unusually severe punishment, unusual in its pain, in its finality and in its enormity, but is serves no penal purpose more effectively than a less severe punishment. William J. Brennan
If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion. William J. Brennan
Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision to proceed with dispatch with respect to his materials. William J. Brennan
William J. Brennan quote: "The quest for freedom, dignity, and the rights of man will..."
The quest for freedom, dignity, and the rights of man will never end. William J. Brennan
William J. Brennan quote: "We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that..."
We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as 20th-century Americans. William J. Brennan
Thus, we consider this case against the background of a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open, and that it may well include vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials. William J. Brennan
We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents. William J. Brennan
William J. Brennan quote: "Religious conflict can be the bloodiest and cruelest conflicts..."
Religious conflict can be the bloodiest and cruelest conflicts that turn people into fanatics. William J. Brennan
Use of a mentally ill person's involuntary confession is antithetical to the notion of fundamental fairness embodied in the due process clause. William J. Brennan
Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment. William J. Brennan

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