Famous quotes by Judges

Small: Before this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completio
Earl Warren
"Before this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completion of this quietly soaring tower"
Earl Warren, Judge
Small: To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the law contrives against him
"To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the law contrives against him"
Potter Stewart, Judge
Small: A persons mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise to probab
"A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise to probable cause to search that person"
Potter Stewart, Judge
Small: In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal right to
"In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal right to property"
Potter Stewart, Judge
Small: Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do
"Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do"
Potter Stewart, Judge
Small: Censorship reflects a societys lack of confidence in itself
"Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself"
Potter Stewart, Judge
Small: Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purpose
"Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful termination of a potential life"
Potter Stewart, Judge
Small: I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know it when I see it
"I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know it when I see it"
Potter Stewart, Judge
Small: The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. Pe
"The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights"
Potter Stewart, Judge
Small: Fairness is what justice really is
"Fairness is what justice really is"
Potter Stewart, Judge
Small: It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreason
"It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures"
Potter Stewart, Judge
Small: To some lawyers, all facts are created equal
"To some lawyers, all facts are created equal"
Felix Frankfurter, Judge
Small: Lawsuit abuse is a major contributor to the increased costs of healthcare, goods and services to consumers
Charles W. Pickering
"Lawsuit abuse is a major contributor to the increased costs of healthcare, goods and services to consumers"
Charles W. Pickering, Judge
Small: The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said about it
"The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said about it"
Felix Frankfurter, Judge
Small: It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is in his mind,
"It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is in his mind, but can extract what is in his stomach"
Felix Frankfurter, Judge
Small: As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions of policy into the Constitution, no
"As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions of policy into the Constitution, no matter how deeply I may cherish them or how mischievous I may deem their disregard"
Felix Frankfurter, Judge
Small: The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards
"The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards"
Felix Frankfurter, Judge
Small: Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society
"Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society"
Felix Frankfurter, Judge
Small: Unfortunately, the reality was that, for political reasons or whatever, there was a need to enforce antidiscri
Clarence Thomas
"Unfortunately, the reality was that, for political reasons or whatever, there was a need to enforce antidiscrimination laws, or at least there was a perceived need to do that"
Clarence Thomas, Judge
Small: I dont believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights
Clarence Thomas
"I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights"
Clarence Thomas, Judge
Small: Any discrimination, like sharp turns in a road, becomes critical because of the tremendous speed at which we a
Clarence Thomas
"Any discrimination, like sharp turns in a road, becomes critical because of the tremendous speed at which we are traveling into the high-tech world of a service economy"
Clarence Thomas, Judge
Small: The public airwaves provide a chance to affirm we want to be a good, decent people a good, decent nation
Charles W. Pickering
"The public airwaves provide a chance to affirm we want to be a good, decent people; a good, decent nation"
Charles W. Pickering, Judge
Small: 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, Judge
Small: It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have been forged in controversies involv
"It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have been forged in controversies involving not very nice people"
Felix Frankfurter, Judge
Small: It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may not paralyze tomorrow
"It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may not paralyze tomorrow"
Felix Frankfurter, Judge
Small: Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late
"Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late"
Felix Frankfurter, Judge
Small: Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess
"Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess"
Felix Frankfurter, Judge
Small: Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy
"Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy"
Felix Frankfurter, Judge
Small: Answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question and thereby begging the real one
"Answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question and thereby begging the real one"
Felix Frankfurter, Judge
Small: We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician
"We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician"
Felix Frankfurter, Judge