Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.

Quote by William J Brennan Jr

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No longer is the female destined solely for the home and the rearing of the...

No longer is the female destined solely for the home and the rearing of the...

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

We hold that the Constitution does not forbid the states minor intrusions into an individual's...

We hold that the Constitution does not forbid the states minor intrusions into an individual's...

Sex and obscenity are not synonymous. Obscene material is material which deals with sex in...

Sex and obscenity are not synonymous. Obscene material is material which deals with sex in...

Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping...

Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping...

Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject...

Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject...

We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as 20th-century...

We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as 20th-century...

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

Use of a mentally ill person's involuntary confession is antithetical to the notion of fundamental...

Use of a mentally ill person's involuntary confession is antithetical to the notion of fundamental...

We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history...

We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history...

Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision...

Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the...

Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the...

If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent...

If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent...

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The...

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The...

Problem is there are too many sissies and prima donnas -- stop talking and get...

Problem is there are too many sissies and prima donnas -- stop talking and get...

Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your...

Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

I do believe that when we face challenges in life that are far beyond our...

I do believe that when we face challenges in life that are far beyond our...