“It's important that we recognize how extreme the Republicans are in almost every case and how against our self-interest it is to vote for them whether or not we are disappointed with the current crew. At least they believe in the Constitution. At least they have an idea of economic justice. The Republicans are devoted to creating more rich folks.” BelieveImportantIdeasSelfInterestJusticeCasesRichEconomicRepublicanCreatingVoteConstitutionFolksCurrentsExtremesDisappointedDevotedCrewSelf InterestEconomic Justice Author:Gloria Steinem
“The cold, cruel reality is that with one current justice now approaching ninety, and four others over seventy, the day will inevitably arrive when a sitting justice lies in an intensive care unit, both unable to resign and unable to resume his or her duties.” RealityCareLyingJusticeFourDutyColdSittingCurrentsUnitsSeventiesNinetyResumesIntensive Care Unit Author:Jacob M. Appel
“Those who wish to punish the current and future generations for the inequities of a generation long gone, and who equate justice with revenge, are the most dangerous people in the world.” PeopleWorldLongWishJusticeGoneGenerationsDangerousCurrentsRevengeFuture Generation Book:Deeply Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel Source: Deeply Odd: An Odd Thomas Novel
“We current Justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as Twentieth Century Americans. We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history of interpretation. But the ultimate question must be, what do the words of the text mean in our time. For the genius of the Constitution rests not in any static meaning it might have had in a world that is dead and gone, but in the adaptability of its great principles to cope with current problems and current needs.” WorldWayNeedsLooksMeanProblemMightJusticePrinciplesGoneCenturyGeniusUltimateConstitutionCurrentsOur TimeInterpretationTwentieth CenturyStaticAdaptabilityFramingInterveningUltimate Questions Author:William J. Brennan
“I think [Louis] Brandeis challenges all of the current justices. As he said, "If we would guide by the light of reason, we must let our minds be bold." You have to take the values that the framers were concerned about and translate them into this new age.” IfsThinkingMindSaidReasonLightAgeValuesChallengesJusticeConcernedCurrentsGuidesTranslateNew AgeFramersLouis Brandeis Author:Jeffrey Rosen