A search is a search, even if it happens to disclose nothing but the bottom of a turntable.

In the eyes of government we are just one race here. It is American.

If you're going to be a good and faithful judge, you have to resign yourself to the fact that you're not always going to like the conclusions you reach. If you like them all the time, you're probably doing something wrong.

If it were up to me, I would put in jail every sandal-wearing, scruffy-bearded weirdo who burns the American flag. But I am not king.

The court's job is to uphold the Constitution and you don't call that off in times of crisis. Would the framers have allowed this practice?

You could have 50 different states having 50 different regulations... until they were all litigated out.

Bear in mind that brains and learning, like muscle and physical skill, are articles of commerce. They are bought and sold. You can hire them by the year or by the hour. The only thing in the world not for sale is character.