Alex Kozinski Quotes

#1. [Y]ou wonder why anyone would make the mistake of calling it the Commerce Clause instead of the 'Hey, you -can-do-whatever-you-feel-like Clause?

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#2. Just to prove that even the silliest idea can be pursued to its illogical conclusion, Legal Realism spawned Critical Legal Studies.

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#3. Millions of people toil in the shadow of the law we make, and much of their livelihood is made possible by the existence of intellectual property rights.

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#4. Most of us continue to believe that those who show utter contempt for human life by committing remorseless, premeditated murder justly forfeit the right to their own life.

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#5. The more heavily the government regulates the market, the more competition is impeded.

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#6. Appellate review is not a magic wand and we undermine public confidence in the judicial process when we make it look like it is.

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#7. This is really a pretty good system you have here. What do you call it? "Due process". We're very proud of it.

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