A generation earlier, I think that somebody from my background probably would not have felt fully comfortable at a college like Princeton.… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
I assume that those who cling to old beliefs will be able to whisper their thoughts in the recesses of their homes,… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
This was a time of great intellectual excitement for me. Both college and law school opened up new worlds of ideas. — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
After law school, I had the opportunity to clerk for a tremendous judge, Leonard I. Garth, on the U.S. Court of Appeals… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
My father was brought to this country as an infant. He lost his mother as a teenager. He grew up in poverty.Although… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
I attended the public schools.And I have happy memories and strong memories of those days and good memories of the good sense… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
When I get a case about discrimination, I have to think about people in my own family who suffered discrimination because of their ethnic… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
I think that Congress's ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary. — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
As I mentioned, things were particularly hard during the Depression. My paternal grandfather was frequently out of work, and the family was evicted from… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
I can still remember the day, as an assistant U.S. attorney, when I stood up in court for the first time and I proudly… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
If you want know what sort of a justice I would make, then look at what sort of a judge I have been. — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
I've learned a lot during my years on the 3rd Circuit, particularly, I think, about the way in which a judge should go about… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
Part of me wanted to get a graduate degree in political science. Had I done that, I suppose I would have become a college… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
My grandparents came worked hard, and I believe they never regretted their decision to come here and make a new start. — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
You want us to step in and render a decision based on an assessment of the effects of this institution which is newer than… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
Good judges are always open to the possibility of changing their minds based on the next brief that they read, or the next argument… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
I have been a judge for 15 years and I've made up my own mind during all that time. — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
