Debate Quotes by Samuel Alito

When I get a case about discrimination, I have to think about people in my own family who suffered discrimination because of their ethnic…

— Samuel Alito

I think that Congress's ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary.

— Samuel Alito

As I mentioned, things were particularly hard during the Depression. My paternal grandfather was frequently out of work, and the family was evicted from…

— Samuel Alito

I can still remember the day, as an assistant U.S. attorney, when I stood up in court for the first time and I proudly…

— Samuel Alito

If you want know what sort of a justice I would make, then look at what sort of a judge I have been.

— Samuel Alito

I've learned a lot during my years on the 3rd Circuit, particularly, I think, about the way in which a judge should go about…

— Samuel Alito

Part of me wanted to get a graduate degree in political science. Had I done that, I suppose I would have become a college…

— Samuel Alito

My grandparents came worked hard, and I believe they never regretted their decision to come here and make a new start.

— Samuel Alito

You want us to step in and render a decision based on an assessment of the effects of this institution which is newer than…

— Samuel Alito

Good judges are always open to the possibility of changing their minds based on the next brief that they read, or the next argument…

— Samuel Alito

I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception…

— Samuel Alito

I have been a judge for 15 years and I've made up my own mind during all that time.

— Samuel Alito