Louis D. Brandeis Quotes

Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.

Louis D. Brandeis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: judge
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 13, 1856 - October 5, 1941

Topics

FearWomenAloneHistoryMenFree

I think Hillary and Bill are really liberals at heart. I think that, in addition to being liberals, they are very practical. They have made some decisions about what it takes to win.

Maxine Waters

HeartWinThinkDecisionsPractical

I'm a political scientist and I study these things, and I know that economic problems, with the rising unemployment and inflation and low productivity and so forth, were a factor in that election, in that defeat of President Carter.

Jeane Kirkpatrick

ProblemsPoliticalElectionDefeat

Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains; but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them.

Jean Paul

NatureGreatMountainsStormAir

Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.

Stephen Gardiner

GoodArchitecturePeopleProblems

I was going to be a great woman novelist. Then the war came along and I think it's hard for young people today, don't you, to realize that when World War II happened we were dying to go and help our country.

Julia Child

TodayGreatWomanWarPeopleWorld

Ah, well, do I wish that we lived in a world where gender didn't figure so prominently? Of course. Do I even think about myself as a woman when I go to make art? Of course not.

Judy Chicago

ArtMyselfWomanWorldThinkWish

But for each of us, isn't life about determining your own finish line?

Diana Nyad

LifeFinish LineFinishLineOwnUs

High value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al Qa'ida organization that was attacking this country.

Dennis C. Blair

ValueOrganizationUnderstandingHigh

I began cycling round the Serpentine because it was the only closed route in London where I could ride traffic-free.

Bradley Wiggins

RideLondonWhereBecauseCycling

I'm not technically adept at music, but I'd love to be part of a discussion of where progressive rock ends and country music begins.

William Shatner

LoveMusicCountryRockDiscussion

I don't like talking unnecessarily, and my communication skills are zilch. I just can't converse with people. Maybe it's because of my stuttering or stammering, but I'm not confident of talking with people. I only talk to very close friends and family.

Pritam Chakraborty

FamilyCommunicationPeopleConfident

If I were in politics, and if you ever get me in the White House, trust me, there's a big change coming. What happened to America? We lost our roots.

Phil Robertson

ChangeTrustPoliticsMeRootsYou

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