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Quotes by Judge
"We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is, and the judiciary is the safeguard of our property and our liberty and our property under the Constitution."
180
"Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens."
126
"I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know it when I see it."
113
"The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins."
106
"There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes."
97
"My mother told me two things constantly. One was to be a lady and the other was to be independent, and the law was something most unusual for those times because for most girls growing up in the '40s, the most important degree was not your B.A. but your M.R.S."
93
"To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be 40 years old."
91
"Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen."
87
"Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman."
84
"The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms."
84
"The husband and wife are one, and that one is the husband."
81
"Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently."
80
"Occasionally we have to interpret an international treaty - one, perhaps, affecting airlines and liability for injury to passengers or damage to goods. Then, of course, we have to look to the precedents of other member nations in resolving issues."
76
"If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion."
76
"It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals."
74
"The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the punishment."
74
"Man's mind, stretched by a new idea, never goes back to its original dimensions."
74
"The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights."
73
"Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do."
73
"Although NFL teams have common interests such as promoting the NFL brand, they are still separate, profit-making entities, and their interests in licensing team trademarks are not necessarily aligned."
73
"But it is strange how many rational beings believe the ultimate truths of the universe to be reducible to patterns on a blackboard."
72
"People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail."
71
"Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke."
71
"The 1st Amendment protects the right to speak, not the right to spend."
71
"I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences."
71
"Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess."
70
"Before this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completion of this quietly soaring tower."
70
"Carve every word before you let it fall."
70
"Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed."
69
"In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action."
69
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