William O. Douglas Quote

The dominant purpose of the First Amendment was to prohibit the widespread practice of government suppression of embarrassing information.


The Douglas opinions (ed. Berkley Publishing Group, 1978)


The dominant purpose of the First Amendment was to prohibit the widespread practice of government suppression of embarrassing information.

The dominant purpose of the First Amendment was to prohibit the widespread practice of government suppression of embarrassing information.

The dominant purpose of the First Amendment was to prohibit the widespread practice of government suppression of embarrassing information.

The dominant purpose of the First Amendment was to prohibit the widespread practice of government suppression of embarrassing information.