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with a little practical wisdom, it will convert the constitutional Bill of Rights into a suicide pact

Robert H. Jacksonverified·Terminiello v. Chicago, 337 U.S. 1 (dissenting)·1949

Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only the unanimity of the graveyard.

Robert H. Jacksonverified·West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624·June 14, 1943

If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion

Robert H. Jacksonverified·West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624·June 14, 1943

Those who begin coercive elimination of dissent soon find themselves exterminating dissenters.

Robert H. Jacksonverified·West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624·June 14, 1943

While the Constitution diffuses power the better to secure liberty, it also contemplates that practice will integrate the dispersed powers into a workable government.

Robert H. Jacksonverified·Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (concurring)·June 2, 1952