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Quotation from Buck v. Bell by Supreme Court of the United States
“We have seen more than once that the public welfare may call upon the best citizens for their lives.”
Buck v. Bell, Opinion of the Court (Justice Holmes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Holmes, a wounded Civil War veteran, compares the state's demand to the sacrifices citizens make in wartime.
Citation: "We have seen more than once that the public welfare may call upon the best citizens for their lives." — Supreme Court of the United States, Buck v. Bell, Opinion of the Court (Justice Holmes) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id buck-v-bell-q2)
Portrait: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr circa 1930, Harris & Ewing, Public domain.
