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Quotation from Mapp v. Ohio by Supreme Court of the United States
“Our decision, founded on reason and truth, gives to the individual no more than that which the Constitution guarantees him, to the police officer no less than that to which honest law enforcement is entitled, and, to the courts, that judicial integrity so necessary in the true administration of justice.”
Mapp v. Ohio, Opinion of the Court (Clark, J.), Part V, closing (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Clark's closing sentence balances the claims of the citizen, the officer and the courts.
Citation: "Our decision, founded on reason and truth, gives to the individual no more than that which the Constitution guarantees him, to the police officer no less than that to which honest law enforcement is entitled, and, to the courts, that judicial integrity so necessary in the true administration of justice." — Supreme Court of the United States, Mapp v. Ohio, Opinion of the Court (Clark, J.), Part V, closing (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id mapp-v-ohio-q4)
Portrait: Official portrait of Associate Justice Tom C. Clark, Supreme Court of the United States (cropped), Unknown photographer, Public domain.
