I am a man of principle. I will stick by my principles. I will tell the truth no matter where the chips fall.

If you're a prosecutor, and you believe the defendant is guilty, you only talk about ultimate truth, but not intermediate truth. If you're the defense attorney, you care deeply about intermediate truth, but you tend to neglect ultimate truth.

There are many levels of truth.

Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence.

I've had such a satisfying life professionally and personally. I hope my tombstone says, 'Never boring.'

We all learn in school that the judicial, legislative and executive branches of government must check and balance each other. But other non state institutions must participate in this important system of checks and balances as well. These checking institutions include the academy, the media, religious institutions and NGOs.

Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice and they are also the most protected.