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> [Rather than rewriting the law under the pretense of interpreting it, the Court should have left it to Congress to decide what to do about the Act's limitation of tax credits to state Exchanges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/rather-than-rewriting-the-law-under-the-pretense-of-interpreting-it/)

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

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> [It is difficult to maintain the illusion that we are interpreting a Constitution, rather than inventing one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonin-scalia/it-is-difficult-to-maintain-the-illusion-that-we-are-interpreting-a/)

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

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## Other authors on Interpreting

## 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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