“The courts are an easy scapegoat because at a time when everything has to boiled down to easy slogans, we speak in subtleties.” SpeakEasyJusticeCourtSlogansSubtletyScapegoat Author:Rose Bird
“If our courts lose their authority and their rulings are no longer respected, there will be no one left to resolve the divisive issues that can rip the social fabric apart ... The courts are a safety valve without which no democratic society can survive.” IfsLeftSocialLosesJusticeIssuesAuthoritySafetyCourtDemocraticResolveFabricRulingRipDemocratic SocietyValve Author:Rose Bird
“Courts are an aristocratic institution in a democracy. That's the dilemma for an institution that has the function of reviewing the will of the people. We're bound to be "anti-majoritarian."” PeopleWomenDemocracyFunctionInstitutionsCourtBoundsDilemmaAristocratic Author:Rose Bird
