“At the foundation of our civil liberties lies the principle that denies to government officials an exceptional position before the law and which subjects them to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen.” GovernmentLawLyingLibertyPrinciplesSubjectsPositionCitizensFoundationDenyCommandCivil RightsOfficialsExceptionalCivil LibertiesGovernment OfficialsLaw Courts Author:Louis D. Brandeis
“Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.” PeopleIfsMenWholeGovernmentLawPoliticalPoliticsChangeTeachExampleEvery ManAnarchyContemptInvitesLiberty And JusticeLaw And JusticeLaw CourtsLaws And GovernmentBest LawyerBelligerenceConflicting Opinions Author:Louis D. Brandeis
“The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding.” MenWellsWarStatesGovernmentPeaceUnderstandingFreedomLibertyDangerCitizensLibertarianPrivacyAnti WarAntiwarAmendmentsRulersFirst AmendmentGoverningZealFreedom And LibertyFreedom LibertyCivil LibertiesProperty RightsLimited GovernmentRight To Bear ArmsBearing ArmsInsidiousLimiting GovernmentRights And FreedomsLibertarian PartyFounding Fathers GunLimited Freedom2 AmendmentUnited States GovernmentEncroachmentEternal VigilanceGreat LibertarianLiberty And JusticeAmerica FreedomPrice Of FreedomSupreme Court JusticeLimiting FreedomGreat FreedomAmendment 1Government PolicyFourth AmendmentGovernment And PoliticsFreedom To ReadLaw CourtsAmendment 4Controlling GovernmentLiberty And Justice For AllSecurity And FreedomJustice TruthDivided GovernmentConflicting OpinionsWrits Of Assistance Author:Louis D. Brandeis
“Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent.” GovernmentPurposeLibertyTeachCitizensProtectLibertarianPrivacyAmendmentsRulersFirst AmendmentGoverningFreedom And LibertyFree SocietyFreedom LibertyCivil LibertiesProperty RightsLimited GovernmentVigilanceRight To Bear ArmsBearing ArmsInsidiousLimiting GovernmentRights And FreedomsLibertarian PartyFounding Fathers GunLimited FreedomEncroachmentEternal VigilanceLiberty And JusticePrice Of FreedomSupreme Court JusticeLimiting FreedomAmendment 1Government PolicyFourth AmendmentGovernment And PoliticsFreedom To ReadGovernment PoliticsLaw CourtsControlling GovernmentLiberty And Justice For AllSecurity And FreedomPurpose Of GovernmentJustice TruthDivided GovernmentConflicting OpinionsWrits Of Assistance Author:Louis D. Brandeis
“To declare that in the administration of criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure conviction of a private criminal would bring terrible retribution.” MayMeanEndsGovernmentLawOrderCrimeTerribleConvictionCriminalsCommitSecureAdministrationJustifyRetributionCriminal JusticeLiberty And JusticeCriminal LawLaw CourtsEnds Justify The MeansConflicting Opinions Author:Louis D. Brandeis
“Crime is contagious....if the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for the law.” IfsWarGovernmentLawDemocracyCrimeDrugContemptUsersContagiousPower CorruptsLiberty And JusticeCriminal LawLaw CourtsEnds Justify The MeansPower And CorruptionConflicting Opinions Author:Louis D. Brandeis
“The makers of our Constitution . . . conferred, as against the government, the right to be let alone - the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men.” MenGovernmentLibertyRightsConstitutionCivilizedMakersComprehensiveLiberty And JusticeSupreme Court JusticeFourth AmendmentLaw CourtsControlling GovernmentLegal RightsLaws And Government Author:Louis D. Brandeis
