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William J Brennan Quotes

The framers knew that liberty is a fragile thing, and so should we Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We cannot let colorblindness become myopia which masks the reality that many created equal have been treated within our lifetimes as inferior both by the law and by their fellow citizens Picture Quote #1

Use of a mentally ill person’s involuntary confession is antithetical to the notion of fundamental fairness embodied in the due process clause Picture Quote #1

Whether to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest Picture Quote #1

More fundamentally, however, the answer to petitioners’ objection is that there can be no impairment of executive power, whether on the state or federal level, where actions pursuant to that power are impermissible under the Constitution. Where there is no power, there can be no impairment of power Picture Quote #1

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The door of the Free Exercise Clause stands tightly closed against any government regulation of religious beliefs as such. Government may neither compel affirmation of a repugnant belief, nor penalize or discriminate against individuals or groups because they hold views abhorrent to the authorities Picture Quote #1

With respect to the death penalty, I believe that a majority of the Supreme Court will one day accept that when the state punishes with death, it denies the humanity and dignity of the victim and transgresses the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. That day will be a great day for our country, for it will be a great day for our Constitution Picture Quote #1

The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to ‘create’ rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting Picture Quote #1

The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the punishment Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Perhaps the bleakest fact of all is that the death penalty is imposed not only in a freakish and discriminatory manner, but also in some cases upon defendants who are actually innocent Picture Quote #1

Law cannot stand aside from the social changes around it Picture Quote #1

Whether to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Use of a mentally ill person’s involuntary confession is antithetical to the notion of fundamental fairness embodied in the due process clause Picture Quote #1

Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest to mankind through the ages Picture Quote #1

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Sex and obscenity are not synonymous. Obscene material is material which deals with sex in a manner appealing to prurient interest Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

There is no such thing as a false idea Picture Quote #1

We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not before us Picture Quote #1

The quest for freedom, dignity, and the rights of man will never end Picture Quote #1

Punishing desecration of the flag dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered Picture Quote #1

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Religious conflict can be the bloodiest and cruelest conflicts that turn people into fanatics Picture Quote #1

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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 (William J Brennan Quotes) We cannot let colorblindness become myopia which masks the reality that many created equal have been treated within our lifetimes as inferior both by the law and by their fellow citizens. (William J Brennan Quotes) 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 Quotes) Whether to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest. (William J Brennan Quotes) More fundamentally, however, the answer to petitioners’ objection is that there can be no impairment of executive power, whether on the state or federal level, where actions pursuant to that power are impermissible under the Constitution. Where there is no power, there can be no impairment of power (William J Brennan Quotes) The door of the Free Exercise Clause stands tightly closed against any government regulation of religious beliefs as such. Government may neither compel affirmation of a repugnant belief, nor penalize or discriminate against individuals or groups because they hold views abhorrent to the authorities (William J Brennan Quotes) With respect to the death penalty, I believe that a majority of the Supreme Court will one day accept that when the state punishes with death, it denies the humanity and dignity of the victim and transgresses the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. That day will be a great day for our country, for it will be a great day for our Constitution (William J Brennan Quotes) The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to ‘create’ rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting (William J Brennan Quotes) The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the punishment (William J Brennan Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Perhaps the bleakest fact of all is that the death penalty is imposed not only in a freakish and discriminatory manner, but also in some cases upon defendants who are actually innocent (William J Brennan Quotes) Law cannot stand aside from the social changes around it (William J Brennan Quotes) Whether to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest (William J Brennan Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Sex and obscenity are not synonymous. Obscene material is material which deals with sex in a manner appealing to prurient interest (William J Brennan Quotes) 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 Quotes) There is no such thing as a false idea (William J Brennan Quotes) We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not before us (William J Brennan Quotes) The quest for freedom, dignity, and the rights of man will never end (William J Brennan Quotes) Punishing desecration of the flag dilutes the very freedom that makes this emblem so revered (William J Brennan Quotes) Religious conflict can be the bloodiest and cruelest conflicts that turn people into fanatics (William J Brennan Quotes)