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Quote from Justice Louis D. Brandeis,


"The makers of our constitution undertook to secure conditions favorable to the pursuit of happiness... They sought to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, their emotions and their sensations. They conferred, as against the government, the right to be let alone -- the most comprehensive of the rights and the right most valued by civilized men."


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Justice Louis D. Brandeis (more quotes by Justice Louis D. Brandeis or books by/about Justice Louis D. Brandeis)


(1856-1941) US Supreme Court Justice

Source:

Olmstead v. United States, 1928

Categories:

America, Constitution, Faith, Free Thought, Freedom, Happiness, Justice, Liberty, Preservation, Privacy, Property, Security, Belief

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