Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.

Quote by Potter Stewart

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To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the...

To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the...

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what...

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the...

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the...

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful...

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful...

A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise...

A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise...

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an...

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an...

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what...

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what...

I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know...

I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know...

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the...

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the...

It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and...

It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and...

Fairness is what justice really is.

Fairness is what justice really is.

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful...

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But...

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not...

The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not...

Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.

Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.

In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal...

In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal...