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> [But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/but-once-the-person-is-selected-at-that-point-that-person-is/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

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## More by Stephen Breyer

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/i-mean-those-people-who-are-interested-in-good-government-will/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [Well, just that there would be somebody in the office and the voters - it was more or less an understanding in the entire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/well-just-that-there-would-be-somebody-in-the-office-and-the-voters/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [“The Court has a special responsibility to ensure that the Constitution works in practice. While education, including the transmission of our civic values from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/the-court-has-a-special-responsibility-to-ensure-that-the/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [I think whether you are a judge on my court or whether you are a judge on a court of appeals or any court,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/i-think-whether-you-are-a-judge-on-my-court-or-whether-you-are-a/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/we-are-selected-but-i-grew-up-in-california-and-in-san-francisco-and/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [Judges are appointed often through the political process](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/judges-are-appointed-often-through-the-political-process/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/there-are-loads-of-countries-that-have-nice-written-constitutions/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/at-least-there-s-a-political-input-but-when-you-put-on-the-robe-at/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [It's important to every American that the law protect his or her basic liberty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/it-s-important-to-every-american-that-the-law-protect-his-or-her/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [It doesn't help to fight crime to put people in prison who are innocent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/it-doesn-t-help-to-fight-crime-to-put-people-in-prison-who-are/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/but-once-the-person-is-selected-at-that-point-that-person-is/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/to-threaten-the-institution-is-to-threaten-fair-administration-of/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/every-citizen-has-to-figure-out-what-kind-of-government-he-or-she/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [Independence doesn't mean you decide the way you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/independence-doesn-t-mean-you-decide-the-way-you-want/)

[Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/)

> [Active liberty is particularly at risk when law restricts speech directly related to the shaping of public opinion, for example, speech that takes place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/active-liberty-is-particularly-at-risk-when-law-restricts-speech/)

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