It doesn't help to fight crime to put people in prison who are innocent. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
Well, just that there would be somebody in the office and the voters - it was more or less an understanding in the entire… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
“The Court has a special responsibility to ensure that the Constitution works in practice. While education, including the transmission of our civic values from… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
I think whether you are a judge on my court or whether you are a judge on a court of appeals or any court,… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
It's important to every American that the law protect his or her basic liberty — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
It doesn't help to fight crime to put people in prison who are innocent. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
