William J. Brennan: Humanity

William J. Brennan was American judge. Explore interesting quotes on humanity.
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“Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest to mankind through the ages.”

William J. Brennan

Writing for the court, Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476 (1957).

Life , Age , Sex , Motivation

“Yet the ultimate problem is more fundamental. I have long believed that the death penalty is in all circumstances a barbaric and inhuman punishment that violates our Constitution. Even the most vile murderer does not release the state from its constitutional obligation to respect human dignity, for the state does not honor the victim by emulating the murderer who took his life. The fatal infirmity of capital punishment is that it treats members of the human race as non-humans, as objects to be toyed with and discarded.”

William J. Brennan

Writing in Reason and Passion: Justice Brennan's Enduring Influence (1997).

Life , Death , Penalty , Problem

“If our free society is to endure, and I know it will, those who govern must recognize that the Framers of the Constitution limited their power in order to preserve human dignity and the air of freedom which is our proudest heritage.”

William J. Brennan

Writing in Reason and Passion: Justice Brennan's Enduring Influence (1997).

Freedom