| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 1492 |
| AUTHOR: | William O Douglas, Associate Justice, US Supreme Court |
| QUOTATION: | At the constitutional level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | To Justice Potter Stewart on why Vietnam War veterans were arrested for peaceful protest on steps of the Supreme Court building, The Court Years 1939-75 Random House 80 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Law: Attorneys & the Practice of Law |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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