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As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged, and it is in such a twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air - however slight - lest we become unwitting victims of darkness.

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The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected.

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Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?

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We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet.

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Common sense often makes good law.

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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.

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Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred.

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At the constitutional level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections.

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The association promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social projects. Yet it is an association for as noble a purpose as any involved in any prior decisions.

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The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Judge

Born: October 16th, 1898

Died: January 19th, 1980

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