If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a State has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own house, what books he may read or what films he may watch.

Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993) American lawyer, US Supreme Court Justice (1967–1991)
Stanley v. Georgia 394 U.S. 557 (1969) [Unanimous Opinion]

 
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