Top 20 John Paul Stevens Quotes
#1. A democracy cannot function effectively when its constituent members believe laws are being bought and sold.
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#2. The graphic emphasis placed on those first lines is rather hard to square with the proposition that the monument expresses no particular religious preference.
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#3. Whenever we remove a brick from the wall that was designed to separate religion and government, we increase the risk of religious strife and weaken the foundation of our democracy.
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#4. The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society.
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#5. To make a coverage decision, doesn't one have to make a medical judgment?
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#7. Just as the right to speak and the right to refrain from speaking are complementary components of a broader concept of individual freedom, so also the individual's freedom to choose his own creed is the counterpart of his right to refrain from accepting the creed established by the majority.
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#8. I think this country would be much better off if we did not have capital punishment ... We cannot ignore the fact that in recent years a disturbing number of inmates on death row have been exonerated.
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#9. After all, a district judge who gives harsh sentences to Yankees fans and lenient sentences to Red Sox fans would not be acting reasonably even if her procedural rulings were impeccable.
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#10. One thing, however, is certain. Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this year's presidential election, the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. It is the nation's confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of law.
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#11. Although NFL teams have common interests such as promoting the NFL brand, they are still separate, profit-making entities, and their interests in licensing team trademarks are not necessarily aligned.
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#12. To show a 'well-founded fear of persecution', an alien need not prove that it is more likely than not that he or she will be persecuted in his or her home country.
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#13. The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.
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#15. When the commission finds that a pig has entered the parlor, the exercise of its regulatory power does not depend on proof that the pig is obscene.
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#16. They may not be conscripted against their will as the foot soldiers in a federal crusade.
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#17. Although it may not be a castle, [it is the] functional equivalent of a hotel room, a vacation and retirement home or a hunting and fishing cabin..
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#18. The level of discourse reaching a mailbox simply cannot be limited to that which would be suitable for a sandbox.
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#19. It is not our job to apply laws that have not yet been written.
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#20. Even in high school, a rule that permits only one point of view to be expressed is less likely to produce correct answers than the open discussion of countervailing views.
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