"Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?"
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William O. Douglas, in Living the Bill of Rights - How to Be an Authentic American, p. 3
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William O. Douglas
William Orville Douglas (16 October 1898 β 19 January 1980) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. With a term lasting 36 years and 209 days, he is the longest-serving justice in the history of the Supreme Court.
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