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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."
115
"Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens."
73
"The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins."
53
"I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know it when I see it."
51
"There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes."
47
"The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms."
42
"Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich."
36
"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."
33
"Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen."
33
"The husband and wife are one, and that one is the husband."
33
"A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful."
32
"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."
32
"If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion."
30
"The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights."
29
"To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be 40 years old."
28
"Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess."
28
"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."
28
"Man's mind, stretched by a new idea, never goes back to its original dimensions."
28
"But it is strange how many rational beings believe the ultimate truths of the universe to be reducible to patterns on a blackboard."
27
"I think people need to commit to one another before they commit to bringing children into the world because that's the optimum arrangement for children, not to take anything at all away from women who have to rear their children by themselves."
26
"The 1st Amendment protects the right to speak, not the right to spend."
26
"Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do."
25
"I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights."
25
"I am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. Today is one of those experiences."
25
"It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals."
24
"To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well."
24
"When I hear of an 'equity' in a case like this, I am reminded of a blind man in a dark room - looking for a black hat - which isn't there."
24
"Each generation must recreate liberty for its own times."
24
"Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions."
24
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