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— Robert H. Jackson"The very purpose of a bill of rights is to withdraw certain subjects from...political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities."
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The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitution's Bill of Rights.
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Today, as always, the people, no less than the courts, must remain vigilant to preserve the principals of our Bill of Rights, lest in our desire to be secure we lose our ability to be free.
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