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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

Topics: Based Commitment Consensus Constant General Judges Judicial More Neutrality Opposed Other Particular Philosophy Select Should Temperament Think Values Which

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The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.

~Anthony Kennedy

Topics: Amendment Beside Does First First Amendment Government Inconvenience Inconvenient Obligation Often Point Speech Tolerate

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The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. This is the ordinary course in a free society. The response to the unreasoned is the rational; to the uninformed, the enlightened; to the straight-out lie, the simple truth.

~Anthony Kennedy

Topics: Course Enlightened False Free Free Society Lie Ordinary Rational Remedy Response Simple Simple Truth Society Speech True Truth Uninformed

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The case for freedom, the case for our constitutional principles the case for our heritage has to be made anew in each generation. The work of freedom is never done.

~Anthony Kennedy

Topics: Anew Case Constitutional Done Each Each Generation Freedom Generation Heritage Made Never Our Principles Work

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You have plaintiffs attorneys, you have defense attorneys. So there is no unified bar that will protect a particular judge who has made a courageous decision that's unpopular.

~Anthony Kennedy

Topics: Attorneys Bar Courageous Decision Defense Judge Made Particular Protect Unified Unpopular Who Will You

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We must never lose sight of the fact that the law has a moral foundation, and we must never fail to ask ourselves not only what the law is, but what the law should be.

~Anthony Kennedy

Topics: Ask Fact Fail Foundation Law Lose Moral Must Never Only Ourselves Should Sight

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As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom.

~Anthony Kennedy

Topics: Constitution Endures Every Freedom Generation Greater Invoke Own Persons Principles Search

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Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught.

~Anthony Kennedy

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Asking questions is an essential part of police investigation. In the ordinary sense a police officer is free to ask a person for identification without implicating the Fourth Amendment.

~Anthony Kennedy

Topics: Amendment Ask Asking Asking Questions Essential Essential Part Fourth Free Identification Investigation Officer Ordinary Part Person Police Police Officer Questions Sense Without

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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

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Judge

Born: July 23rd, 1936

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