"We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation."
― William O. Douglas
Topic(s):
Wisdom
More From William O. Douglas
- "The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people."
- "Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred."
- "Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back."
More In Wisdom
- "We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters."― Robert E. Lee
- "Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom."― Plato
- "Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?"― Friedrich Nietzsche