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Quotation from Jacobson v. Massachusetts by Supreme Court of the United States
“Real liberty for all could not exist under the operation of a principle which recognizes the right of each individual person to use his own, whether in respect of his person or his property, regardless of the injury that may be done to others.”
Jacobson v. Massachusetts, Opinion of the Court (Justice Harlan) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Harlan explains why liberty in an organized society must be subject to restraints protecting others.
Citation: "Real liberty for all could not exist under the operation of a principle which recognizes the right of each individual person to use his own, whether in respect of his person or his property, regardless of the injury that may be done to others." — Supreme Court of the United States, Jacobson v. Massachusetts, Opinion of the Court (Justice Harlan) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id jacobson-v-massachusetts-q2)
Portrait: JudgeJMHarlan, Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain.
