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> [The Constitution does not trust judges to make determinations of criminal guilt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/the-constitution-does-not-trust-judges-to-make-determinations-of/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

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> [My view is regardless of whether you think prohibiting abortion is good or whether you think prohibiting abortion is bad, regardless of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/my-view-is-regardless-of-whether-you-think-prohibiting-abortion-is/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

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> [What secret knowledge, one must wonder, is breathed into lawyers when they become Justices of this Court that enables them to discern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/what-secret-knowledge-one-must-wonder-is-breathed-into-lawyers-when/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

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> [Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/certainly-the-constitution-does-not-require-discrimination-on-the/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

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## More by Antonin Scalia

> [What is a moderate interpretation of the text? Halfway between what it really means and what you'd like it to mean?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/what-is-a-moderate-interpretation-of-the-text-halfway-between-what-it/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [If you think aficionados of a living Constitution want to bring you flexibility, think again. You think the death penalty is a good idea?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/if-you-think-aficionados-of-a-living-constitution-want-to-bring-you/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [More importantly, the Court forgets that ours is a government of laws and not of men. That means we are governed by the terms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/more-importantly-the-court-forgets-that-ours-is-a-government-of-laws/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [Wringing your hands about states' rights, forget it. They're gone. Basically, the federal government can do whatever it wants. Who's going to protect the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/wringing-your-hands-about-states-rights-forget-it-they-re-gone/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [If you condemn someone who has committed a crime to be tortured, that would be unconstitutional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/if-you-condemn-someone-who-has-committed-a-crime-to-be-tortured-that/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [Burning the flag is a form of expression. Speech doesn't just mean written words or oral words. It could be semaphore. And burning a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/burning-the-flag-is-a-form-of-expression-speech-doesn-t-just-mean/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [Being a good person begins with being a wise person. Then, when you follow your conscience, will you be headed in the right direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/being-a-good-person-begins-with-being-a-wise-person-then-when-you/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [The court's job is to uphold the Constitution and you don't call that off in times of crisis. Would the framers have allowed this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/the-court-s-job-is-to-uphold-the-constitution-and-you-don-t-call-that/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [We have laws against torture. The Constitution says nothing whatever about torture. It speaks of punishment; 'cruel and unusual' punishments are forbidden.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/we-have-laws-against-torture-the-constitution-says-nothing-whatever/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [If I have brought any message today, it is this: Have the courage to have your wisdom regarded as stupidity. Be fools for Christ.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/if-i-have-brought-any-message-today-it-is-this-have-the-courage-to/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [Many think it not only inevitable but entirely proper that liberty give way to security in times of national crisis--that, at the extremes of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/many-think-it-not-only-inevitable-but-entirely-proper-that-liberty/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [That's the argument of flexibility and it goes something like this: The Constitution is over 200 years old and societies change. It has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/that-s-the-argument-of-flexibility-and-it-goes-something-like-this/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [Why in the world would you have it interpreted by nine lawyers?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/why-in-the-world-would-you-have-it-interpreted-by-nine-lawyers/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [ Who ever thought that intimacy and spirituality \[whatever that means\] were freedoms? And if intimacy is, one would think Freedom of Intimacy is abridged… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/who-ever-thought-that-intimacy-and-spirituality-whatever-that-means/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

> [I'm nervous about our civic culture. I'm not sure the Internet is largely the cause of it. It's certainly the cause of careless writing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/i-m-nervous-about-our-civic-culture-i-m-not-sure-the-internet-is/)

[Antonin Scalia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonin-scalia/)

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