A citizen's constitutional rights can hardly be infringed simply because a majority of the people choose that it be.
¶ Lucas v. Colorado General Assembly, 377 U.S. 713, majority opinion (1964)
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Justice Earl Warren (1891-1974) Chief Justice, US Supreme Court (1953-69)
Implicit in the term "national defense" is the notion of defending those values and ideas which set this Nation apart. … It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defense, we would sanction the subversion of … those liberties … which makes the defense of the Nation worthwhile.
¶ US v. Robel, 389 US 258 (1967)
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