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"Even though Article IV of the Constitution says that treaties are the 'supreme law of the land,' in most instances they're not even law."
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"Simultaneously with the establishment of the Constitution, Virginia ceded to the United States her domain, which then extended to the Mississippi, and was even claimed to extend to the Pacific Ocean."
"No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable."
"The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest."
"This revision of the Constitution will not be perfect. But at least the Constitution will not be inflexible. It will be a step towards the Social Europe which we wish."
"The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be."
"Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators."
"The U.S. Constitution is the basic framework for the greatest democracy on Earth. Some of my colleagues find it easy to amend it. I don't."
"What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution."
"The frame of mind in the local legislatures seems to be exerted to prevent the federal constitution from having any good effect."
"The right to procreate is not guaranteed, explicitly or implicitly, by the Constitution."
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"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."
"I stand on the shoulders of countless people, yet there is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration - that person is my mother, Celina Sotomayor."
"Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich."
"I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences."
"With my academic achievement in high school I was accepted rather readily at Princeton and equally as fast at Yale, but my test scores were not comparable to that of my classmates. And that's been shown by statistics, there are reasons for that - there are cultural biases built into testing, and that was one of the motivations for the concept of affirmative action to try to balance out those effects."
"I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences."
"Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging."
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