We can speak about the institution, but ultimately the bar is the group that both is in touch with the public on the one hand and understands the judicial institution on the other
We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges. - Stephen Breyer
We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges.
- Stephen Breyer
It's important to every American that the law protect his or her basic liberty - Stephen Breyer
It's important to every American that the law protect his or her basic liberty
The best clue to what a person thinks is what he says. - Stephen Breyer
The best clue to what a person thinks is what he says.
People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost - Stephen Breyer
People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost
Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants. - Stephen Breyer
Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.
This understanding, underlying constitutional interpretation since the New Deal, reflects the Constitution's demands for structural flexibility suffi… - Stephen Breyer
This understanding, underlying constitutional interpretation since the New Deal, reflects the Constitution's demands for structural flexibility suffi…
To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty. - Stephen Breyer
To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty.
Active liberty is particularly at risk when law restricts speech directly related to the shaping of public opinion, for example, speech that takes pl… - Stephen Breyer
Active liberty is particularly at risk when law restricts speech directly related to the shaping of public opinion, for example, speech that takes pl…
There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed. - Stephen Breyer
There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed.
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