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A judge sworn to decide impartially can offer no forecasts, no hints, for that would show not only disregard for the specifics of the particular case, it would display disdain for the entire judicial process. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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I do not think that we should select judges based on a particular philosophy as opposed to temperament, commitment to judicial neutrality and commitment to other more constant values as to which there is general consensus. Anthony Kennedy

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Being a good person begins with being a wise person. Then, when you follow your conscience, will you be headed in the right direction. Antonin Scalia

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Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. Louis D. Brandeis

As corollaries to the right of every individual to life and to full participation in society, the Declaration incorporated in the list of human rights the right to work and a certain number of economic, social, and cultural rights. Rene Cassin

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There are uses to adversity, and they don't reveal themselves until tested. Whether it's serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths. Sonia Sotomayor

It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer. William Blackstone

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We should not burden a sitting president with civil suits, criminal investigations, or criminal prosecutions. Brett Kavanaugh

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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics. Earl Warren

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The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes. Felix Frankfurter

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A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and degrade religion. Hugo Black

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In all candor, the Court fails to perceive any reason for suspending the power of courts to get evidence and rule on questions of privilege in criminal matters simply because it is the president of the United States who holds the evidence. John J. Sirica

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What is Americanization? It manifests itself, in a superficial way, when the immigrant adopts the clothes, the manners and the customs generally prevailing here. Far more important is the manifestation presented when he substitutes for his mother tongue the English language as the common medium of speech. Louis D. Brandeis

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If you're going to change things, you have to be with the people who hold the levers. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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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. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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All I can say is I am sensitive to discrimination on any basis because I have experienced that upset. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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At Cornell University, my professor of European literature, Vladimir Nabokov, changed the way I read and the way I write. Words could paint pictures, I learned from him. Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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I can't imagine what this place would be - I can't imagine what the country would be - with Donald Trump as our president. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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