Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
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
