We tried a ban of (alcohol) and decided, forget about it,

I do not believe my impartiality can reasonably be questioned,

irrational hatred of the disabled.

Abortion is off the democratic stage. Prohibiting it is unconstitutional, now and forever, coast to coast, until I guess we amend the Constitution.

Maybe he wanted to buy a new crutch for Tiny Tim, … Please, counselor, don’t read all these tenderhearted things into it.

I gather they don’t know where it is,

A judge’s lack of predisposition regarding the relevant legal issues in a case has never been thought a necessary component of equal justice, and with good reason, … For one thing, it is virtually impossible...

doesn’t mean that he has power to do whatever it takes to win the war.

A law can be both economic folly and constitutional.

What distinguishes the rule of law from the dictatorship of a shifting Supreme Court majority is the absolutely indispensable requirement that judicial opinions be grounded in consistently applied principle.

In a big family the first child is kind of like the first pancake. If it’s not perfect, that’s okay, there are a lot more coming along.

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...

publish it in the Washington Post.

Interior decorating is a rock-hard science compared to psychology practiced by amateurs.

I cannot imagine any responsible citizen would have objected to giving the name,

They view this as protecting themselves and their families from a lifestyle that they believe to be immoral and destructive,

The counting of votes that are of questionable legality does in my view threaten irreparable harm to [Bush], and to the country, by casting a cloud upon what he claims to be the legitimacy of...

one of the great minds of our generation, of our time.

There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of us all.

Let me be clear that I have nothing against homosexuals, or any other group, promoting their agenda though normal democratic means,

If you want to prove a contractual relationship with the United States, then the only relevant relationship is that as a spy.

You’re looking at me as though I’m weird. My God! Are you so out of touch with most of America, most of which believes in the Devil? I mean, Jesus Christ believed in the Devil!...

Rights do not grow smaller or larger.

I’m not even sure I wanted it, to tell you the truth,

The line between protected pornography and unprotected obscenity lies between appealing to a good healthy interest in sex and appealing to a depraved interest, whatever that means,

He leads me to my best efforts because he is so sharp. It’s a challenge to write something as persuasive as his arguments. We are very fond of each other.

Why can’t the state accede to the public’s wishes?

Does it stop being a quota because it is somewhere between eight and 12 percent, but it is a quota if it is 10 percent? … Once you use that term ‘critical mass,’ you’re in...

Why not decide in advance? Why not take a run and see,