William O. Douglas Quotes:
Ocupation: Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Life: October 16, 1898 - January 19, 1980
Birthday: October 16
Death: January 19
What we must remember, however, is that preservation of liberties does not depend on motives. A suppression of liberty has the same effect whether the suppressor be a reformer or an outlaw. The only protection against misguided zeal is constant alertness to infractions of the guarantees of liberty contained in our Constitution. Each surrender of liberty to the demands of the moment makes easier another, larger surrender. . .
topic: Liberty, Doe, Guarantees, Alertness, Reformers
