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"I wouldn't approach the issue of judging in the way the president does. Judges can't rely on what's in their heart. They don't determine the law. Congress makes the law. The job of a judge is to apply the law."
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"Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich."
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