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Quote from Justice William O. Douglas,


"The dominant purpose of the First Amendment
was to prohibit the widespread practice
of government suppression of embarrassing information."


By:

Justice William O. Douglas (more quotes by Justice William O. Douglas or books by/about Justice William O. Douglas)


(1898-1980), U. S. Supreme Court Justice

Source:

New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971)

Categories:

Constitution, Government, Press, Religion, Speech

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