| Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. | | | |
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| | | NUMBER: | 326 |
| AUTHOR: | John Marshall Harlan (18991971) |
| QUOTATION: | The Constitution is not a panacea for every blot upon the public welfare, nor should this Court, ordained as a judicial body, be thought of as a general haven for reform movements. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Justice JOHN MARSHALL HARLAN, dissenting, Reynolds, Judge, et al. v. Sims, et al., 377 U.S. 62425 (1964). |
| SUBJECTS: | Constitution of the United States |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia | | |
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