William O. Douglas Quote

Quote from William O. Douglas,

"The First and Fourteenth Amendments say that Congress and the States shall make "no law" which abridges freedom of speech or of the press. In order to sanction a system of censorship I would have to say that "no law" does not mean what it says, that "no law" is qualified to mean "some" laws. I cannot take this step."

By:	William O. Douglas (more quotes by William O. Douglas or books by/about William O. Douglas)
	(1898-1980), U. S. Supreme Court Justice
Source:	Superior Films v. Department of Education of the State of Ohio, 1954
Categories:	Censorship, Congress, Constitution, Freedom, Justice, Prohibition, Speech
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