Supreme Court nominees should know without any doubt that their job is not to impose their own personal opinions of what is right and wrong, but to say what the law is, rather than what they personally think the law ought to be.

If I can't negotiate something that gets more than four Republicans, I'm not a very good representative of my party.

Judge [Samuel] Alito should see criticism as a badge of honor worn by many past and present members of the Court.

It wouldn't do me much good to back somebody that won in Iowa if they can't carry on the campaign elsewhere.

My goal for reform is not necessarily to pass laws but to make sure the laws are being followed.

John Marshall's warning that the power to tax is the power to destroy has taken on far greater meaning... more specifically, the power of the Internal Revenue Service is threatening to destroy the freedom of religion , guaranteed by the First Amendment. As part of that guarantee, Congress has granted tax exemptions for churches to avoid excessive interference in their religious activities.

Judge [Samuel] Alito enjoys the support and respect of the people who work with him, practice with him and, therefore, know him best.