I think people are great in many different ways. So, I think some justices are great because they have extraordinary wisdom, they have an understanding of how to apply the law in their times in a way that's completely consistent… — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
It was a very cool thing to be a smart girl, as opposed to some other, different kind. And I think that made a great deal of difference to me growing up and in my life afterward. — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
My politics would be, must be, have to be, completely separate from my judgment. — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
I have no regrets. I don't believe in looking back. What I am proudest of? Working really hard... and achieving as much as I… — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
In our own times, a coherent socialist movement is nowhere to be found in the United States. Americans are more likely to speak of… — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
I owe a debt of gratitude to two other living Justices. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for me and… — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
If there is an ‘overabundance' of an idea in the absence of direct governmental action -- which there well might be when compared with… — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
I've led a school whose faculty and students examine and discuss and debate every aspect of our law and legal system. And what I've… — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
I think the nine justices think the solicitor general is the 35th clerk. — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
Suppose a state said that, Because we think that the focus of marriage really should be on procreation, we are not going to give… — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
I think people are great in many different ways. So, I think some justices are great because they have extraordinary wisdom, they have an… — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals.… — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
American radicals cannot afford to become their own worst enemies. In unity lies their only hope. — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
It was a very cool thing to be a smart girl, as opposed to some other, different kind. And I think that made a… — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
