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We current Justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as Twentieth Century Americans.. For the genius of the Constitution rests not in any static meaning it might have had in a world that is dead and gone, but in the adaptability of its great principles to cope with current problems and current needs.

William J. Brennan, Jr.

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William J. Brennan, Jr.

William J. Brennan, Jr.
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Born: April 25, 1906
Died: July 24, 1997 (aged 91)
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