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Quotation from Jacobson v. Massachusetts by Supreme Court of the United States
“But it is equally true that in every well-ordered society charged with the duty of conserving the safety of its members the rights of the individual in respect of his liberty may at times, under the pressure of great dangers, be subjected to such restraint, to be enforced by reasonable regulations, as the safety of the general public may demand.”
Jacobson v. Massachusetts, Opinion of the Court (Justice Harlan) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Harlan balances the rights of the individual against the safety of the public in time of danger.
Citation: "But it is equally true that in every well-ordered society charged with the duty of conserving the safety of its members the rights of the individual in respect of his liberty may at times, under the pressure of great dangers, be subjected to such restraint, to be enforced by reasonable regulations, as the safety of the general public may demand." — Supreme Court of the United States, Jacobson v. Massachusetts, Opinion of the Court (Justice Harlan) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id jacobson-v-massachusetts-q4)
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