It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures. (Potter Stewart)

It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures.

Potter Stewart

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