“The most important political office is that of the private citizen.”
— Louis D. Brandeis
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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify
“Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.”
— Louis D. Brandeis
Author: Louis D. Brandeis
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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify
“Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.”
— Louis D. Brandeis
Author: Louis D. Brandeis
Category: fear
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America has believed that in differentiation, not
“America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress. It acted on this belief; it has advanced human happiness, and it has prospered.”
— Louis D. Brandeis
Author: Louis D. Brandeis
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There are no shortcuts in evolution.
“There are no shortcuts in evolution.”
— Louis D. Brandeis
Author: Louis D. Brandeis
Category: science
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If we desire respect for the law,
“If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.”
— Louis D. Brandeis
Author: Louis D. Brandeis
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If we desire respect for the law,
“If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.”
— Louis D. Brandeis
Author: Louis D. Brandeis
Category: politics
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Those who won our independence… valued liberty
“Those who won our independence… valued liberty as an end and as a means. They believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.”
— Louis D. Brandeis
Author: Louis D. Brandeis
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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify
“Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.”
— Louis D. Brandeis
Author: Louis D. Brandeis
Category: history
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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify
“Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.”
— Louis D. Brandeis
Author: Louis D. Brandeis
Category: women
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Most of the things worth doing in
“Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.”
— Louis D. Brandeis
Author: Louis D. Brandeis
Category: history
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