William J. Brennan Quotes

"If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion."
- William J. Brennan
(Related: Privacy, Right)

"Law cannot stand aside from the social changes around it."
- William J. Brennan
(Related: Law)

"Religious conflict can be the bloodiest and cruelest conflicts that turn people into fanatics."
- William J. Brennan
(Related: People, Conflict, Fanatics, Religious)

"The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the punishment."
- William J. Brennan
(Related: Punishment)

"We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents."
- William J. Brennan
(Related: Freedom)

"The quest for freedom, dignity, and the rights of man will never end."
- William J. Brennan
(Related: Dignity, End, Freedom, Rights, Man, Quest, Will)