William O. Douglas

“Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred.”

“The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.”

“Common sense often makes good law.”

“As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged, and it is in such a twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air - however slight - lest we become unwitting victims of darkness.”

“Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.”

“One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the 1st Amendment.”