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A good, hard-hitting dissent keeps you honest.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: Dissent Good Honest Keeps You

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I do accept that, with - with respect to those vague terms in the Constitution such as equal protection of the laws, due process of law, cruel and unusual punishments. I fully accept that those things have to apply to new phenomena that didn't exist at the time.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: Accept Apply Constitution Cruel Due Equal Equal Protection Exist Fully Law Laws New Phenomena Process Protection Punishments Respect Terms Things Those Time Unusual Vague

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I think Thomas Jefferson would have said the more speech, the better.

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Topics: Better Jefferson More Said Speech Think Thomas Thomas Jefferson Would I Think

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A search is a search, even if it happens to disclose nothing but the bottom of a turntable.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: Bottom Disclose Even Happens Nothing Search Turntable

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The Court today completes the process of converting Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 from a guarantee that race or sex will not be the basis for often will.

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Topics: Act Basis Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Act Court Guarantee Often Process Race Rights Sex Title Today Will

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My view is regardless of whether you think prohibiting abortion is good or whether you think prohibiting abortion is bad, regardless of how you come out on that, my only point is the Constitution does not say anything about it. It leaves it up to democratic choice.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: Abortion About Anything Bad Choice Come Constitution Democratic Does Good How Leaves Only Out Point Regardless Say Think Up View Whether You

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Power tends to corrupt. But the power in Washington resides in Congress, if it wants to use it. It can do anything - it can stop the Vietnam War, it can make its will felt, if it can ever get its act together to do anything.

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Topics: Act Anything Congress Corrupt Ever Felt Get Make Power Resides Stop Tends Together Use Vietnam Vietnam War Wants War Washington Will

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I think I'm a pretty nice fella.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: Fella Nice Pretty Think I Think

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The only way to eliminate any government choice on what art is worthwhile, what art isn't worthwhile, is to get the government totally out of the business of funding.

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If you think aficionados of a living Constitution want to bring you flexibility, think again. You think the death penalty is a good idea? Persuade your fellow citizens to adopt it. You want a right to abortion? Persuade your fellow citizens and enact it. That's flexibility.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: Abortion Adopt Again Bring Citizens Constitution Death Death Penalty Enact Fellow Fellow Citizens Flexibility Good Good Idea Idea Living Penalty Persuade Right Think Want You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Judge

Born: March 11th, 1936

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