People, for reasons of their own, often fail to do things that would be good for them or good for society. — John Roberts Copy Share Image
President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
When a liver becomes cirrhotic, those are the common complications. We see that the patients have bleeding from their stomach and intestines.… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
Sometimes it’s just surreal out there, while you’re running a marathon. People just standing out in the cold, even the rain, cheering… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that it's right to view this as excluding a particular group. When the institution of marriage developed historically, people… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
I go to the opera. It's mostly my wife that's a bigger fan, I'd say, than I am. I like the big… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
There's a lot of the Midwest and the West in Justice Rehnquist's approach to constitutional law. And by that I mean a… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
We are always in awe of what the donors have done in terms of providing of themselves to the recipients. It really… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
Anytime you get nine people together, whether it's at a party or it's in the conference room of the Supreme Court, you… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
People, for reasons of their own, often fail to do things that would be good for them or good for society. Those… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
For many people during many centuries, mankind's history before the coming of Christianity was the history of the Jews and what they… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent, shaped by other judges equally striving to live… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
I will be vigilant to protect the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court, and I will work to ensure that it upholds the… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, the little guy is going to win in court before me, ... But if… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
There is no better gift a society can give children than the opportunity to grow up safe and free - the chance to pursue… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all sorts to… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
When I worked in the Department of Justice, in the office of the solicitor general, it was my job to argue cases for the… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
While some of the tales of woe emanating from the court are enough to bring tears to the eyes, it is true that only… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
A chief justice's authority is really quite limited, and the dynamic among all the justices is going to affect whether he can accomplish much… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
If children do not understand the Constitution, they cannot understand how our government functions, or what their rights and responsibilities are as citizens of… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
I think judicial temperament is a willingness to step back from your own committed views of the correct jurisprudential approach and evaluate those views… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
There is a risk of death associated with donating a piece of liver. It's about one in 500 for the risk of death. The… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
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