Freedom of expression is the well-spring of our civilization... The history of civilization is in considerable measure the displacement of error which once held sway as official truth by beliefs which in turn have yielded to other truths. Therefore the liberty of man to search for truth ought not to be fettered, no matter what orthodoxies he may challenge.

Democracy is always a beckoning goal, not a safe harbor. For freedom is an unremitting endeavor, never a final achievement.

Judicial judgment must take deep account...of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday may not paralyze today.

The most constructive way of resolving conflicts is to avoid them.

One is entitled to say without qualification that the correlation between prior judicial experience and fitness for the Supreme Court is zero.

It is hostile to a democratic system to involve the judiciary in the politics of the people.

Ultimately there can be no freedom for self unless it is vouchsafed for others; there can be no security where there is fear, and a democratic society presupposes confidence and candor in the relations of men with one another and eager collaboration for the larger ends of life instead of the pursuit of petty, selfish or vainglorious aims.