Justice Robert H. Jackson Quote

"There is no such thing as an achieved liberty:
like electricity, there can be no substantial storage and
it must be generated as it is enjoyed, or the lights go out."

by:	Justice Robert H. Jackson (1892-1954), U. S. Supreme Court Justice
Source:	American Bar Association Journal, 1953
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Categories:	Justice, Liberty, Responsibility
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I like it, How great would it be if the court in which Jackson sat was a light instead of an off button.  -- Mike, Norwalk      5
I like it a lot, but the last phrase didn't make sense. Am I missing something? "or the lights to out" It looks like a mistype or something.  -- Tim, Houston      3
Just a wild guess, but I would suspect if "go out".  -- EGL, LA      4
Absolutely -- this is very important. In order to enjoy the blessings of liberty, man must undergo the fatigue of supporting it. Freedom today is not necessarily freedom tomorrow...  -- E Archer, NYC      4
Leftists never sleep, and we better keep awake.  -- jim k, Austin      2

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