The mere summoning of a witness and compelling him to testify against his will, about his beliefs, expressions or associations, is a measure of governmental interference. And when those forced revelations concern maters that are unorthodox, unpopular, or even hateful to the general public, the reactions in the life of the witness may be disastrous.

Life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.

Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.

Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

Citizenship is the right to have rights.

Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.

Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.