“If our free society is to endure, and I know it will, those who govern must recognize that the Framers of the Constitution limited their power in order to preserve human dignity and the air of freedom which is our proudest heritage.” IfsKnowsHumansOrderAirDignityConstitutionEndurePreservesHeritageFree SocietyHuman DignityFramers Author:William J. Brennan
“If we are to be as a shining city upon a hill, it will be because of our ceaseless pursuit of the constitutional ideal of human dignity.” IfsHumansReligionCitiesAtheismIdealsDignityShiningPursuitHillsHuman Dignity Author:William J. Brennan
“If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.” IfsFirstsMayIdeasGovernmentPrinciplesExpressionOpennessCensorshipAmendmentsFreedom Of SpeechOffensiveFirst AmendmentDisagreeableBedrockAmendment 1Freedom To ReadAmendment 4Liberty Of SpeechFreedom Of Speech And ExpressionFlag Burning Author:William J. Brennan
“If our free society is to endure, those who govern must recognize human dignity and accept the enforcement of constitutional limitations on their power conceived by the Framers . . . . Such recognition will not come from a technical understanding of the organs of government, or the new forms of wealth they administer. It requires something different, something deeper-a personal confrontation with the wellsprings of our society.” IfsHumansDifferentGovernmentFormUnderstandingWealthAcceptingDignityEndureDeeperRecognitionLimitationOur SocietyOrgansEnforcementConfrontationFree SocietyHuman DignityFramersWellspring Author:William J. Brennan
“If a policeman must know the Constitution, then why not a planner?” IfsKnowsConstitutionPlanningWhy NotUrbanPolicemenPlannersUrban Planning Author:William J. Brennan
“If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion.” IfsMeanIndividualMarriedPrivacyIntrusionRight To Privacy Author:William J. Brennan
