...than that the Government should play an ignoble part." This echoes the words of Justice Brandeis that "If the Government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds...to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy." A third count in the indictment of Government enforcement of the Volstead Act was sustained by the...

..."If the government," said Justice Brandeis, "becomes a law breaker, it breeds contempt for law and invites every man to become a law unto himself. It invites anarchy." "For those who agree with me," said Justice Holmes, "no distinction can be taken between the government...

..."If the government," said Justice Brandéis, "becomes a law breaker, it breeds contempt for law and invites every man to become a law unto himself. It invites anarchy." "For those who agree with me," said Justice Holmes, "no distinction can be taken between the government...

...subjected to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen." Crime is contagious, he said, and "if the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds...to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy." Justice Brar.deis declared that in the administration of law, to say that the end justifies the means...

...of the Government will be imperiled If It fails to observe the laws scrupulously. Our Government is the omnipresent teacher for good or for ill ; it teaches...man to become a law unto himself. It invites anarchy to declare in the administration of the criminal law that the end justifies the means The CHAIRMAN....

...are commands to the citizen. In a government of laws, existence of the government will be imperilled if it fails to observe the law scrupulously. Our Government...to become a law unto himself ; It Invites anarchy. To declare that in the administration of the criminal law the end justifies the means — to declare...

...to observe the law scrupulously. Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime...to become a law unto himself ; it invites anarchy. To declare that in the administration of the criminal law the end justifies the means — to declare...

...potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. ... If the Government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds...to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy." Nor can it lightly be assumed that, as a practical matter, adoption of the exclusionary rule fetters...

...government will be imperiled if it fails to observe the law scrupulously. Our Government is the potent, omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches...to become a law unto himself ; it invites anarchy." What sort of philosophy are our State governments teaching by their actions? I accept the accuracy...

...in assessing the greater guilt. "If the Government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for the law ; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy."5 He insists that using a bad means (here wiretapping which Holmes, in a landmark dissent...