William O. Douglas Quote

One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the First Amendment, Potter.


The Court Years, 1939-1975: The Autobiography of William O. Douglas (1981), p. 234. Said to Justice Potter Stewart on the arrest of peacefully protesting Vietnam War veterans on steps of the Supreme Court.


One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the First Amendment, Potter.

One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the First Amendment, Potter.

One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the First Amendment, Potter.

One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the First Amendment, Potter.