“Reason, it is true, is DICTATOR in the Society of Mankind; from her there ought to lie no Appeal; But here we want a Pope in our Philosophy, to be the infallible Judge of what is or is not Reason.” WantReasonPhilosophyLyingMankindJudgingOughtAppealsDictatorPopeInfallible Book:The works of Daniel De Foe [ed.] by W. Hazlitt Source: The works of Daniel De Foe [ed.] by W. Hazlitt
“There is in each of us a stream of tendency, whether you choose to call it philosophy or not, which gives coherence and direction to thought and action. Judges cannot escape that current any more than other mortals.” GivingPhilosophyActionJudgingCurrentsTendenciesMortalsStreamsYou ChooseCoherenceThoughts And Actions Book:The Nature of the Judicial Process Source: The Nature of the Judicial Process
“I'm a common law judge. I believe in deciding every case on its facts, not on a legal philosophy. And I believe in deciding each case in the most limited way possible, because common law judges have a firm belief that the best development of the law is the one that lets society show you the next step, and that next step is in the new facts that each case presents.” WayBelievePhilosophyFactsShowsLawNextBeliefI BelieveCommonStepsCasesJudgingDevelopmentI Believe InFirmNext StepsCommon LawFirm Beliefs Author:Sonia Sotomayor
“It's always interesting to see what judges do when their legal philosophy conflicts with their political views.” PhilosophyPoliticalInterestingViewsJudgingConflictPolitical View Author:Jeffrey Toobin
“Don't judge me, you could be me in another life.” PhilosophyJudgingLife PhilosophyAnother LifeJudge MeDon't Judge Me Author:Sting
“The Court's decision reflects the philosophy that judges should endure whatever interpretive distortions it takes in order to correct a supposed flaw in the statutory machinery. That philosophy ignores the American people's decision to give Congress '[a]ll legislative Powers' enumerated in the Constitution. They made Congress, not this Court, responsible for both making laws and mending them.” PeopleGivingShouldMadePhilosophyLawOrderDecisionJudgingConstitutionResponsibleCourtEndureCongressFlawsMachineryDistortionMending Author:Antonin Scalia