"Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.“


-Louis D. Brandeis

posted in fear


Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.

Other Quotes You Might Like

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears."

-Louis D. Brandeis

womenView Quote
"In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action."

-Louis D. Brandeis

wisdomView Quote
"There are no shortcuts in evolution."

-Louis D. Brandeis

scienceView Quote
"If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable."

-Louis D. Brandeis

respectView Quote
"The most important political office is that of the private citizen."

-Louis D. Brandeis

politicsView Quote
"If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable."

-Louis D. Brandeis

politicsView Quote

More Quotes About fear

Explore other inspiring quotes in this category

"There's no love more intense than the love we have for our kids - and where there is intense love, there is also intense fear lurking beneath the surface."

-Arianna Huffington

fearView Quote
"You don't have to do everything by the time you're 30. Or 40. All you need is a work ethic. It's what allows you to push through moments of disappointment and self-doubt and fear."

-Candace Bushnell

fearView Quote
"I think interviews can be fine. It's just there's this terrible fear of coming off wrongly or saying something that gets taken out of context."

-Nicholas Hoult

fearView Quote
"Don't fear anything for your letters, they are burnt one by one and I hope you do the same with mine."

-Camille Claudel

fearView Quote
"I think, however, that so long as our present economic and national systems continue, scientific research has little to fear."

-John B. S. Haldane

fearView Quote
"Greatness comes from fear. Fear can either shut us down and we go home, or we fight through it."

-Lionel Richie

fearView Quote