As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air — however slight — lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.


To Young Lawyers Section of the Washington State Bar Association, The Douglas Letters : Selections from the Private Papers of Justice William O. Douglas (1987), edited by Melvin I. Urofsky and Philip E. Urofsky, p. 162.

William O. Douglas Quotes

As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged....

As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged....

As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged....

As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged....