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The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals. But the Court must also recognize the limits on itself and respect the choices made by the American people.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Also American American People Bounds Choices Course Court Ensuring Government Individuals Itself Limits Made Must Never Our People Proper Recognize Respect Responsibility Rights Supreme Supreme Court Violates

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I have no regrets. I don't believe in looking back. What I am proudest of? Working really hard... and achieving as much as I could.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Achieving Am Back Believe Could Hard Looking Looking Back Much No Regrets Proudest Really Regrets Working I Am

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What my political views or my constitutional views are just doesn't matter.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Constitutional Just Matter Political Political Views Views

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When the Senate ceases to engage nominees in meaningful discussion of legal issues, the confirmation process takes on an air of vacuity and farce, and the Senate becomes incapable of either properly evaluating nominees or appropriately educating the public.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Air Becomes Ceases Confirmation Discussion Educating Either Engage Farce Incapable Issues Legal Meaningful Process Properly Public Senate Takes

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I think that if there are positions that you can't argue... then the responsibility is probably to resign. If one's own conscience is opposed to the requirements and responsibilities of the job, then it's time to leave the job.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Argue Conscience Job Leave Opposed Own Positions Requirements Resign Responsibilities Responsibility Then Think Time You I Think

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If I am confirmed, I will commit to show Heller and the principles articulated in it the full measure of respect that is due to all constitution decisions of the court.

~Elena Kagan

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I do not espouse the unitarian position. President Clinton's assertion of directive authority over administration, more than President Reagan's assertion of a general supervisory authority, raises serious constitutional questions.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Administration Assertion Authority Clinton Constitutional Directive General More Over Position President Questions Raises Reagan Serious Than Unitarian

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I've led a school whose faculty and students examine and discuss and debate every aspect of our law and legal system. And what I've learned most is that no one has a monopoly on truth or wisdom. I've learned that we make progress by listening to each other, across every apparent political or ideological divide.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Across Apparent Aspect Debate Discuss Divide Each Every Examine Faculty Ideological Law Learned Led Legal Legal System Listening Make Monopoly Most Other Our Political Progress School Students System Truth Whose Wisdom

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It was a very cool thing to be a smart girl, as opposed to some other, different kind. And I think that made a great deal of difference to me growing up and in my life afterward.

~Elena Kagan

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I owe a debt of gratitude to two other living Justices. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for me and so many other women in my generation. Their pioneering lives have created boundless possibilities for women in the law. I thank them for their inspiration and also for the personal kindnesses they have shown me.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Also Boundless Created Day Debt Generation Gratitude Inspiration Justices Law Lives Living Many Me My Generation Other Owe Paved Personal Pioneering Possibilities Ruth Sandra Shown Thank Them Two Way Women

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Judge

Born: April 28th, 1960

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