"Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment."
-William J. Brennan, Jr.
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"Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision to proceed with dispatch with respect to his materials.“
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"The Framers of the Bill of Rights did not purport to 'create' rights. Rather, they designed the Bill of Rights to prohibit our Government from infringing rights and liberties presumed to be preexisting."
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"There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes."
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"How sweet it is!"
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"We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack."
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"It's better to have loved and lost than to have to do forty pounds of laundry a week."
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