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Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules. They apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules. But it is a limited role. Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire.

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People, for reasons of their own, often fail to do things that would be good for them or good for society.

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There is no better gift a society can give children than the opportunity to grow up safe and free - the chance to pursue whatever dreams they may have.

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By ensuring that no one in government has too much power, the Constitution helps protect ordinary Americans every day against abuse of power by those in authority.

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The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.

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You can't fight for your rights if you don't know what they are.

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I will be vigilant to protect the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court, and I will work to ensure that it upholds the rule of law and safeguards those liberties that make this land one of endless possibilities for all Americans.

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Legislative novelty is not necessarily fatal; there is a first time for everything.

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President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all sorts to people. But those rights were empty promises, because that system did not have an independent judiciary to uphold the rule of law and enforce those rights.

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Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent, shaped by other judges equally striving to live up to the judicial oath.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Judge

Born: January 27th, 1955

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