William J. Brennan, Jr. – 4 Quotes

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4 Quotes by William J. Brennan, Jr.

 

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

– William J. Brennan, Jr.


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.

– William J. Brennan, Jr.


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.

– William J. Brennan, Jr.


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.