Law not served by power is an illusion; but power not ruled by law is a menace which our nuclear age cannot afford.
Arthur GoldbergEqual Justice Under The Law. That is a great goal. But that goal has not been realized.
Arthur GoldbergThe concept of neutrality can lead to a brooding and pervasive devotion to the secular and a passive, or even active, hostility to the religious. Such results are not only not compelled by the Constitution, but, it seems to me, are prohibited by it.
Arthur GoldbergNo system of criminal justice can, or should, survive if it comes to depend for its continued effectiveness on the citizens' abdication through unawareness of their constitutional rights. No system worth preserving should have to fear that if an accused is permitted to consult with a lawyer, he will become aware of, and exercise, these rights.
Arthur Goldberg