“The modern public school derived from a philosophy of freedom reflected in the First Amendment ... The non-sectarian or secular public school was the means of reconciling freedom in general with religious freedom.” FirstsMeanPhilosophySchoolReligiousAtheismModernPositive AtheismAmendmentsSecularPublic SchoolFirst AmendmentReligious Freedom Author:William J. Brennan
“We current Justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as Twentieth Century Americans. We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history of interpretation. But the ultimate question must be, what do the words of the text mean in our time. For the genius of the Constitution rests not in any static meaning it might have had in a world that is dead and gone, but in the adaptability of its great principles to cope with current problems and current needs.” WorldWayNeedsLooksMeanProblemMightJusticePrinciplesGoneCenturyGeniusUltimateConstitutionCurrentsOur TimeInterpretationTwentieth CenturyStaticAdaptabilityFramingInterveningUltimate Questions Author:William J. Brennan
“The law is not an end in itself, nor does it provide ends. It is preeminently a means to serve what we think is right.” ThinkingMeanDoeEndsLaw Author:William J. Brennan
“We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history of interpretation. But the ultimate question must be, what do the words of the text mean in our time.” LooksMeanUltimateOur TimeInterpretationAdaptabilityFramingInterveningUltimate Questions 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
