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The principle then lies about like a loaded weapon ready for the hand of any authority that can bring forward a plausible claim of an urgent need.

Robert H. Jacksonverified·Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (dissenting)·December 18, 1944

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

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