“The censor is always quick to justify his function in terms that are protective of society. But the First Amendment, written in terms that are absolute, deprives the States of any power to pass on the value, the propriety, or the morality of a particular expression.” FirstsStatesValuesTermWrittenParticularExpressionMoralityFunctionAbsolutesJustifyAmendmentsFreedom Of SpeechFirst AmendmentProtectivePropriety Author:William O. Douglas
“We have more than two options. A critique of reason does not have to be a call for the return of superstition and arbitrary power. Our problems do not lie with reason itself but with our obsessive treatment of reason as an absolute value. Certainly it is one of our qualities, but it functions positively only when balanced and limited by the others.” DoeTwoReasonProblemLyingValuesQualityReturnFunctionAbsolutesTreatmentSuperstitionsBalancedArbitraryPositivelyCritiqueObsessiveTwo Options Author:John Ralston Saul
“The very essence of democracy is the absolute faith that while people must cooperate, the first function of democracy, its peculiar gift, is to develop each individual into everything that he might be.” PeopleFirstsMightIndividualDemocracyEssenceFunctionAbsolutesPeculiar Author:Edwin Land
“One is not quite certain that creativeness in the arts, literature, and science functions best in an environment of absolute freedom. Chances are that a relatively mild tyranny stimulates creativeness.” ArtCertainLiteratureChanceEnvironmentFunctionAbsolutesTyrannyChances AreCreativenessAbsolute Freedom Author:Eric Hoffer
“The keystone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative.” StatesIndividualGroupsEssenceFunctionAbsolutesAimDoctrineConceptionRelativeFascismFascistsKeystones Author:Benito Mussolini
“This is the most important thing I will ever say to you. The human mind is the ultimate testing device. You can take all the notes you want on the technical data, anything you forget you can look up again, but this must be engraved on your hearts in letters of fire. There is nothing, nothing, nothing, more important to me in the men and women I train than their absolute personal integrity. Whether you function as welders or inspectors, the laws of physics are implacable lie detectors. You may fool men. You will never fool metal. That’s all.” MenWantMindHumansLooksHeartMayImportantLawLyingForgetFireFoolIntegrityMen And WomenLettersUltimateFunctionAbsolutesImportant ThingsTrainNotesPhysicsDataLook UpDevicesHuman MindMetalsTestingForget YouLaws Of PhysicsInspectorsEngravedPersonal Integrity Author:Lois McMaster Bujold
“It is not true that the legislator has absolute power over our persons and property. The existence of persons and property preceded the existence of the legislator, and his function is only to guarantee their safety.” PersonsExistenceFunctionAbsolutesSafetyPropertyGuaranteesLegislatorsAbsolute Power Book:The Law Source: The Law