Ambiguity Quote by Antonin Scalia
“The main business of a lawyer is to take the romance, the mystery, the irony, the ambiguity out of everything he touches.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Legal symposium, 2005
Lawyers strip away ambiguity, romance, and irony to provide clear, concrete answers.
In simple terms: Lawyers simplify complex, emotional issues into clear facts.
Value clarity over drama in legal analysis.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- courtrooms
- contract drafting
- legal counseling
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- When is ambiguity beneficial in law?
- How to balance clarity with human elements?
Complexity can be lost, oversimplifying nuance.