To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty.

This understanding, underlying constitutional interpretation since the New Deal, reflects the Constitution's demands for structural flexibility sufficient to adapt substantive laws and institutions to rapidly changing social, economic, and technological conditions.

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

The advantages? Exercise, no parking problems, gas prices, it's fun. An automobile is expensive. You have to find a place to park and it's not fun. So why not ride a bicycle? I recommend it.

The best clue to what a person thinks is what he says.

Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts.

People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost

We can speak about the institution, but ultimately the bar is the group that both is in touch with the public on the one hand and understands the judicial institution on the other

I mean, there are lots of people who get married who can't have children. To take a state that does allow adoption and say-there, what is the justification for saying no gay marriage? Certainly not the one you said, is it?

Nobody wants a judge to be subject to the political whim of the moment.

Independence doesn't mean you decide the way you want.