The Government may not suppress lawful speech as the means to suppress unlawful speech.

At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life.

The Constitution doesn't belong to a bunch of judges and lawyers. It belongs to you.

As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom.

The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is besides the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.

The case for freedom, the case for our constitutional principles the case for our heritage has to be made anew in each generation. The work of freedom is never done.

We must never lose sight of the fact that the law has a moral foundation, and we must never fail to ask ourselves not only what the law is, but what the law should be.

The Constitution needs allegiance and loyalty and renewal and understanding with each generation, or else it's not going to last.

Asking questions is an essential part of police investigation. In the ordinary sense a police officer is free to ask a person for identification without implicating the Fourth Amendment.

Sometimes you don't know if you're Caesar about to cross the Rubicon or Captain Queeg cutting your own tow line.

Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught.

Shock doesn't hit all at once. I have learned.

Silence is a great companion when words are devoid of meanings.

I have a sordid past.

Elegance is not being noticed, it's about being remembered.

Behold, on wrong Swift vengeance waits; and art subdues the strong.

Cheats easily believe others as bad as themselves; there is no deceiving them, nor do they long deceive.

God bless Interlibrary Loan. I pay a lot of library fines. In the case of 'A Single Shard,' I was using books that hadn't been checked out in 30 years, so I didn't feel too bad.

Does one ever see any ghost that is not oneself?

There is no excuse for doing anything which is not strikingly beautiful.

Without patience, you will never conquer endurance.