William O. Douglas Quotes

Most popular William O. Douglas Quotes

Common sense often makes good law. - William O. Douglas quote.
Common sense often makes good law.
— William O. Douglas

law

Solitude is the beginning of all freedom. - William O. Douglas quote.
Solitude is the beginning of all freedom.
— William O. Douglas
The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms. - William O. Douglas quote.
The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.
— William O. Douglas

privacy

Religious experiences which are as real as life to some may be incomprehensible to others. - William O. Douglas quote.
Religious experiences which are as real as life to some may be incomprehensible to others.
— William O. Douglas

spiritual experiences

We deal with a right of privacy older than the Bill of Rights - older than our political parties, older than our school system. - William O. Douglas quote.
We deal with a right of privacy older than the Bill of Rights - older than our political parties, older than our school system.
— William O. Douglas

abortion

I realized that Eastern thought had somewhat more compassion for all living things. Man was a form of life that in another reincarnation might possibly be a horsefly or a bird of paradise or a deer. So a man of such a faith, looking at animals, might be looking at old friends or ancestors. In the East the wilderness has no evil connotation; it is thought of as an expression of the unity and harmony of the universe. - William O. Douglas quote.
I realized that Eastern thought had somewhat more compassion for all living things. Man was a form of life that in another reincarnation might possibly be a horsefly or a bird of paradise or a deer. So a man of such a faith, looking at animals, might be looking at old friends or ancestors. In the East the wilderness has no evil connotation; it is thought of as an expression of the unity and harmony of the universe.
— William O. Douglas

environment universalism