Narrow scope of judicial power was the reason that people accepted the idea that the federal courts could have the power of judicial review; that is, the ability to decide whether a challenged law comports with the Constitution.

We must take proactive steps to promote democracy and human rights abroad.

Unborn children can experience pain even more so than adults as the baby has more pain receptors per square inch than at any other time in its life.

At my core, what I think we need to do is to get the basics right again. We need to rebuild our family structure, stay away from redefining marriage, and stand by marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

I enjoyed working with Ted Kennedy.

Everybody has values. Now, you know it may be formed in a secular setting, it may be formed in an intellectual setting, but everybody comes forward with values.

I believe you [Samuel Alito] and others would look and say that the role of the courts is limited and it's not to decide political matters.