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A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to mean is worthless.
Antonin Scalia
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Antonin Scalia
Age: 79 †
Born: 1936
Born: March 11
Died: 2016
Died: February 13
Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Of The United States
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Trenton
New Jersey
Antonin Gregory Scalia
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Antonin G. Scalia
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One can be sophisticated and believe in God. Reason and intellect are not to be laid aside where matters of religion are concerned.
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