Justice Douglas began life sickly and poor. In the end he set records normal men. Few of these records are bad, however some are! But none of these are accomplished by a normal man: court: longest serving, most written decisions, most dissents, most books written, most public appearances by any Justice . private life: most marriages, most divorces, most impeachment attempts (4) (grounds morality) no hearings no votes no kidding. He walked the entire Appalachian trails and thought trees should vote. In Beauharnais v Illinois, (1952) 342 u. s. 250,287 dissenting Douglas observes.

William O. Douglas #79 (1898-1980) in 1956 Justice William O. Douglas attends a party at the Russian embassy . he is shown with Russian ambassador and is in attendance as the Russians celebrate the anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution. (English queen Victoria lost a grand -daughter Alexandra to the Bolsheviks when they shot and bayonetted her, her children, and her husband Nicholas II, Czar, or Russia.) in an oblique observation Justice Douglas observed: “sunlight is the best disinfectant.” Perhaps that is right.