Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
1791
AUTHOR:
Potter Stewart, Associate Justice, US Supreme Court
QUOTATION:
The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion.
ATTRIBUTION:
Unanimous opinion that Constitution bars police from electronic eavesdropping, 5 Mar 61
