Perhaps most important, judges will have goals. And because this is so, judges will often try to mold and steer the law in order to promote certain ethical values and achieve certain social ends. Such activity is not necessarily wrong… — 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
