The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion.

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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...

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...

There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.

There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.

Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.

Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Fairness is what justice really is.

Fairness is what justice really is.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation,...

The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation,...