It is important not to give the appearance of a predisposed mind. And it is more important not to let the mind become predisposed.

Freedom of expression is the well-spring of our civilization... The history of civilization is in considerable measure the displacement of error which once held sway as official truth by beliefs which in turn have yielded to other truths. Therefore the liberty of man to search for truth ought not to be fettered, no matter what orthodoxies he may challenge.

One is entitled to say without qualification that the correlation between prior judicial experience and fitness for the Supreme Court is zero.

We recognize that stare decisis embodies an important social policy that represents an element of continuity in law and is rooted in the psychological need to satisfy reasonable expectations.

It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.

Without a free press there can be no free society. That is axiomatic. However, freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of a free society. The scope and nature of the constitutional guarantee of the freedom of the press are to be viewed and applied in that light.

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of a free society.