imagining anything is the first step toward creating it. Believing in a true self is what allows a true self to be born.
The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom.
The privacy and dignity of our citizens is being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps. Taken individually, each step may be of little consequence. But when viewed as a whole, there begins to emerge a society quite unlike any we have seen - a society in which government may intrude into the secret regions of a life.
The court is really the keeper of the conscience, and the conscience is the Constitution.
No matter what the legislature may say, a man has the right to make his speech, print his handbill, compose his newspaper, and deliver his sermon without asking anyone's permission. The contrary suggestion is abhorrent to our traditions.
Big Brother in the form of an increasingly powerful government and in an increasingly powerful private sector will pile the records high with reasons why privacy should give way to national security, to law and order, to efficiency of operation, to scientific advancement and the like.
We have a system which, though far from perfect, is strong with idealism. It gives elbow room for men of all races and all beliefs. It is vital and dynamic. And it works. We have the means of shaping the world in our pattern. If we do, freedom will be assured for all men. The decision is in the hands of this generation. It is a challenge to our political competence. For Western civilization it is the greatest challenge of all time.
It is a sobering thought that animals could do without man, yet man would find it almost impossible to do without animals.
I'll tell you what I hate - bands like My Chemical Romance.
Individual records are nice to get, but before the season starts, you want to play to win the Stanley Cup!
I did only what my duty demanded. I could have taken no other course without dishonor.