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Jan. 8, 2011
The Legacy of Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.
Why Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. is considered the most influential justice of the 20th century.
Stephen F. Rohde
Email: rohdevictr@aol.com
Stephen is a retired civil liberties lawyer and contributor to the Los Angeles Review of Books, is author of American Words for Freedom and Freedom of Assembly.
On the occasion of his 91st birthday, less than three months before his death in July 1997, Justice William J. Brennan Jr wrote: "If I have drawn one lesson in my 90 years, it is this: 'To strike another blow for freedom allows a man to walk a little taller and raise his head a little higher. And while he can, he must.'"
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