The judge also has a truth he wants to hide: He often hasn't been completely candid in describing the facts or the law.

The law is agnostic about truth. It's very skeptical of ultimate truth. That's why freedom of speech permits lies to be told.

Great research universities must insist on independence from government and on the exercise of academic freedom.

There’s simply nothing in there that would justify second degree murder.

Asymmetrical warfare is a euphemism for terrorism, just like collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent civilians.

In the real world in which we live, you always have to choose between evils. And in choosing between evils, you have to have moral criteria for how to make those choices.

I was critical of race-based affirmative action early on in my career and I've changed my mind. And I've publicly acknowledged that I was wrong.