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"Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves."

"Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves."

Florence E. Allen, American Judge

34

"The Church's role should be separated from the state's role."

"The Church's role should be separated from the state's role."

Roy Moore, American Judge

34

"King Lear alone among these plays has a distinct double action. Besides this, it is impossible, I think, from the point of view of construction, to regard the hero as the leading figure."

"King Lear alone among these plays has a distinct double action. Besides this, it is impossible, I think, from the point of view of construction, to regard the hero as the leading figure."

Andrew Coyle Bradley, American Judge

Action, Leading

34

"It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are."

"It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are."

James Mackintosh, Scottish Judge

34

"The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people."

"The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people."

William O. Douglas, American Judge

Government, People, Constitution

34

"It seemed to me that I had barely reached the Court when people were trying to get me off."

"It seemed to me that I had barely reached the Court when people were trying to get me off."

William O. Douglas, American Judge

People, Court, Trying

34

"I know the law... I am it's greatest transgressor."

"I know the law... I am it's greatest transgressor."

Roy Bean, American Judge

34

"It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any chances. You never know what could happen."

"It is not like I have gone crazy, I just don't want to take any chances. You never know what could happen."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American Judge

34

"Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of one's self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another."

"Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of one's self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another."

Thomas Hughes, British Judge

Power, God, Friends, Gifts

34

"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."

"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."

Sonia Sotomayor, American Judge

Achievement, Action, Balance, School

34

"The art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay, and every year adds to its potency."

"The art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay, and every year adds to its potency."

Learned Hand, American Judge

34

"Strong efforts may be made to deny the place, to silence the authentic, but the spirit of things will break through that silence."

"Strong efforts may be made to deny the place, to silence the authentic, but the spirit of things will break through that silence."

John Haynes, English Judge

May, Silence, Spirit, Will

34

"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it."

"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it."

Learned Hand, American Judge

Men, Women, Constitution, Court

34

"Owing to the fact that leaders in the women's groups made a point of serving on the jury here whenever they were called, we have always had an unusually high type of women represented on the jury."

"Owing to the fact that leaders in the women's groups made a point of serving on the jury here whenever they were called, we have always had an unusually high type of women represented on the jury."

Florence E. Allen, American Judge

Woman, Women, Fact, Jury, Leaders

34

"In the ordinary affairs of life we do not require nor expect demonstrative evidence, because it is inconsistent with the nature of matters of fact, and to insist on its production would be unreasonable and absurd."

"In the ordinary affairs of life we do not require nor expect demonstrative evidence, because it is inconsistent with the nature of matters of fact, and to insist on its production would be unreasonable and absurd."

Simon Greenleaf, American Judge

Life, Nature, Fact, Production

34

"I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A man may have six meals one day and none the next, making an average of three meals per day, but that is not a good way to live."

"I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A man may have six meals one day and none the next, making an average of three meals per day, but that is not a good way to live."

Louis D. Brandeis, American Judge

34

"I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don't want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage."

"I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don't want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage."

Felix Frankfurter, American Judge

Life, Want, World

34

"A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and - at some point - finality of judgment."

"A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and - at some point - finality of judgment."

Warren E. Burger, American Judge

Effect, Judgment, Poverty

34

"Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest to mankind through the ages."

"Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest to mankind through the ages."

William J. Brennan, Jr., American Judge

Life, Sex, Force, Interest

34

"The prophet and the martyr do not see the hooting throng. Their eyes are fixed on the eternities."

"The prophet and the martyr do not see the hooting throng. Their eyes are fixed on the eternities."

Benjamin Cardozo, American Judge

Eye, Eyes, Martyr

34

"In the past, those who had ideas they wished to communicate to the public had the unquestioned right to disseminate those ideas in an open marketplace. called a mall, we should not abridge that right."

"In the past, those who had ideas they wished to communicate to the public had the unquestioned right to disseminate those ideas in an open marketplace. called a mall, we should not abridge that right."

Sol Wachtler, American Judge

Ideas, Open, Past, Public

34

"How it came to pass that man, originally taught, as we doubt not he was, to know and to worship the true Jehovah, is found, at so early a period of his history, a worshiper of baser objects, it is foreign to our present purpose to inquire."

"How it came to pass that man, originally taught, as we doubt not he was, to know and to worship the true Jehovah, is found, at so early a period of his history, a worshiper of baser objects, it is foreign to our present purpose to inquire."

Simon Greenleaf, American Judge

History, Purpose, Doubt, Man

34

"It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being educated, how I'm supposed to think."

"It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being educated, how I'm supposed to think."

Clarence Thomas, American Judge

Being, Bugs, Will, Years

34

"There's a basic human weakness inherent in all people which tempts them to want what they can't have and not want what is readily available to them."

"There's a basic human weakness inherent in all people which tempts them to want what they can't have and not want what is readily available to them."

M. Kathleen Casey, American Judge

People, Want, Weakness

34

"What was a problem was the excessive amount of media attention to the appointment of the first woman and everything she did. Everywhere that Sandra went, the press was sure to go. And that got tiresome; it was stressful."

"What was a problem was the excessive amount of media attention to the appointment of the first woman and everything she did. Everywhere that Sandra went, the press was sure to go. And that got tiresome; it was stressful."

Sandra Day O'Connor, American Judge

Attention, First, Media, Press

34

"Job was the greatest of all the children of the east, and his afflictions were well-nigh more than he could bear; but even if we imagined them wearing him to death, that would not make his story tragic."

"Job was the greatest of all the children of the east, and his afflictions were well-nigh more than he could bear; but even if we imagined them wearing him to death, that would not make his story tragic."

Andrew Coyle Bradley, American Judge

Death, Children, Job

34

"The oldest theory of contract is I think negative."

"The oldest theory of contract is I think negative."

Frederick Pollock, English Judge

Negative, Theory

34

"This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear."

"This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear."

Sonia Sotomayor, American Judge

Wealth, Present, Variety

34

"I shall confess at the outset that it was only shortly after the beginning of this century that I entered active life - with a somewhat precocious capacity for involvement."

"I shall confess at the outset that it was only shortly after the beginning of this century that I entered active life - with a somewhat precocious capacity for involvement."

Rene Cassin, French Judge

Life, Beginning

34

"I' been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings."

"I' been very partial to Malcolm X, particularly his self-help teachings."

Clarence Thomas, American Judge

34

"Why can't the state accede to the public's wishes?"

"Why can't the state accede to the public's wishes?"

Antonin Scalia, American Judge

Public, State, Wishes

34

"There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society."

"There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society."

Warren E. Burger, American Judge

Society, Doubt, Practice, Prayer

34

"If government can give you rights, government can take them away from you."

"If government can give you rights, government can take them away from you."

Roy Moore, American Judge

Government, Rights

33

"The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings for the same work."

"The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings for the same work."

Sandra Day O'Connor, American Judge

Education, Work, Men, Women

33

"When I was growing up, so many of the important changes for African-Americans were being made in the United States Supreme Court and were being made by lawyers. I followed the court very intensely and wanted to do that for my life."

"When I was growing up, so many of the important changes for African-Americans were being made in the United States Supreme Court and were being made by lawyers. I followed the court very intensely and wanted to do that for my life."

Leah Ward Sears, American Judge

Life, African, Being, Court

33

"If you take the cameras out of the courtroom, then you hide a certain measure of truth from the public."

"If you take the cameras out of the courtroom, then you hide a certain measure of truth from the public."

Lance Ito, American Judge

Truth, Measure, Public

33

"Sometimes it is easy... to enhance your prestige by not exercising your responsibility, but that's not been the tradition of the court."

"Sometimes it is easy... to enhance your prestige by not exercising your responsibility, but that's not been the tradition of the court."

Anthony Kennedy, American Judge

Court, Responsibility, Tradition

33

"Sex and obscenity are not synonymous. Obscene material is material which deals with sex in a manner appealing to prurient interest."

"Sex and obscenity are not synonymous. Obscene material is material which deals with sex in a manner appealing to prurient interest."

William J. Brennan, Jr., American Judge

Sex, Deals, Interest, William J. Brennan

33

"It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house."

"It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house."

Warren E. Burger, American Judge

Legal, Advertising, Advice, First

33

"Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life."

"Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life."

Warren E. Burger, American Judge

Life, Fear, Crime

33

"At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over."

"At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over."

Stephen Breyer, American Judge

33

"Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy."

"Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy."

Louis D. Brandeis, American Judge

Government, People, Anarchy, Contempt

33

"Similarly, the problem of the rights of the state in the disposition of inheritances left by individuals presents social aspects of the first importance."

"Similarly, the problem of the rights of the state in the disposition of inheritances left by individuals presents social aspects of the first importance."

Rene Cassin, French Judge

First, Rights, Importance, State

33

"As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed, but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace."

"As a privileged survivor of the First World War, I hope I may be allowed to interject here a deeply felt tribute to those who were not fortunate enough to succeed, but who shared the signal honor of trying to the last to salvage peace."

Rene Cassin, French Judge

Peace, War, Hope, First

33

"Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism."

"Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism."

Earl Warren, American Judge

Government, People, Progress, Socialism

33

"Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man."

"Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man."

Felix Frankfurter, American Judge

Age, Man, Old, Sickness

33

"Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience."

"Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience."

Benjamin Cardozo, American Judge

Experience, Poor, Prophecy

33

"However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in the confidentiality of such conversations, a confrontation with other values arises."

"However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in the confidentiality of such conversations, a confrontation with other values arises."

Warren E. Burger, American Judge

Values, Interest, Privilege, Public

33

"I think Juan stopped short - he got halfway to the destination and got off the train. He is certainly an excellent writer and a good person, but I'm not a nationalist."

"I think Juan stopped short - he got halfway to the destination and got off the train. He is certainly an excellent writer and a good person, but I'm not a nationalist."

Clarence Thomas, American Judge

33

"Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants."

"Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants."

Stephen Breyer, American Judge

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