“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 is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill it teaches the whole people by example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. To declare that in the administration of the criminal law the end justifies the means - to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure the conviction of a private criminal - would bring terrible retributions.” PeopleIfsMenMayMeanEndsWholeGovernmentLawOrderLibertyTeachTeacherCrimeExampleTerribleIllConvictionCriminalsEvery ManCommitSecureAdministrationJustifyAnarchyContemptInvitesContagiousRetributionLiberty And JusticeCriminal LawEnds Justify The MeansConflicting Opinions Author:Louis D. Brandeis
“The general rule of law is, that the noblest of human productions knowledge, truths ascertained, conceptions and ideas become, after voluntary communication to others, free as the air to common use.” HumansIdeasUseLawCommonAirCommunicationProductionsConceptionFree SpeechFreedom Of SpeechRule Of Law 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
“If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.” IfsFirstsLawDesirePoliticsRespectLawyerRespectableDisobedienceCivil DisobedienceRespectable Man 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
“The world presents enough problems if you believe it to be a world of law and order; do not add to them by believing it to be a world of miracles.” IfsWorldBelieveEnoughProblemLawReligionOrderFearPrayerAtheismMiracleAddRageIf You BelieveLaw And OrderBelieve In Miracles 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
