...cannot say äs maller of law that the grounds do not exisl, and if they exisl Ihey justify Ihe resull. We have seen more than once that the public welfare may call upon the best cilizens for Iheir lives. Il would be slrange if it could nol call upon Ihose who already sap Ihe slrenglh...

...liberty of its citizens in the way which the sterilization statute prescribes. The Court points out that "the public welfare may call upon the best citizens for their lives" and refers to the principle enunciated in Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 US 11. "The principle," says...

...the plaintiff in error has had due process of law. "Three generations of imbeciles are enough. . . . We have seen more than once that the public welfare...lesser sacrifices, often not felt to be such by those conerned, in order to prevent our being swamped with incompetence. It is better for all the world,...

...upholding the constitutionality of the Virginia law. Speaking on behalf of the Court, Justice Holmes said: "We have seen more than once that the public welfare...those who already sap the strength of the state for lesser sacrifices often not felt to be such, by those concerned in order to prevent incompetence."15...

...liberty of its citizens in the way which the sterilization statute prescribes. The Court points out that "the public welfare may call upon the best citizens for their lives," and refers to the principle enunciated in the case of Jacobson v. Massachusetts (197 US 11). One might,...

...circumstances could such an order be justified. Mr. Justice Holmes delivered the opinion. Quoting in part : "We have seen more than once that the public welfare may call upon the best of citizens for their lives. It would be strange if it could not call upon those who already sap the...

...objection was raised, it was well answered in Justice Holmes' suggestion that "we have more than once seen that the public welfare may call upon the best citizens...order to prevent our being swamped with incompetence." 14 THE LAWYER AND STUDENT These objections and others to legislation of this character have been passed...

...general health; and that her welfare and that of society will be promoted by her sterilization. . . We have seen more than once that the public welfare...best citizens for their lives. It would be strange if we could not call upon those who already sap the strength of the State for these lesser sacrifices...

...Remembering with pride his own distant experiences as an infantryman in the Civil War, Holmes wrote: We have seen more than once that the public welfare...strength of the state for these lesser sacrifices. ... It is better for all the world, if instead of waiting to execute degenerate offspring for crime,...

...at mental age seven. Holmes wrote, in one of the most famous and chilling statements of our century: We have seen more than once that the public welfare...strength of the state for these lesser sacrifices... Three generations of imbeciles are enough. The line is often mis-cited as "three generations of idiots....