All Anthony Kennedy Quotes
- There's substance to the point that sociological information is new. We have five years of information to weigh against 2,000 years of history or more. Five
- The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and injure those whom the state, by its marriage… Dignity
- The lessons of the First Amendment are as urgent in the modern world as the 18th Century when it was written. One timeless lesson is… Amendment
- The Constitution exists precisely so that opinions and judgments, including esthetic and moral judgments about art and literature, can be formed, tested, and expressed. What… Approval
- First Amendment freedoms are most in danger when the government seeks to control thought or to justify its laws for that impermissible end. The right… Amendment
- At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of… Concept
- Sometimes it is easy... to enhance your prestige by not exercising your responsibility, but that's not been the tradition of the court. Been
- As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom. Constitution
- Asking questions is an essential part of police investigation. In the ordinary sense a police officer is free to ask a person for identification without… Amendment
- We must never lose sight of the fact that the law has a moral foundation, and we must never fail to ask ourselves not only… Ask
- Sometimes you don't know if you're Caesar about to cross the Rubicon or Captain Queeg cutting your own tow line. Caesar
- No one questions the validity, the urgency, the essentiality of the Voting Rights Act. Act
- The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is besides the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech. Absolve
- There are some forty thousand children in California, according to the red brief, that live with same-sex parents, and they want their parents to have… According
- The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. This is the ordinary course in a free society. The response to the… Course
- Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught. Democracy
- I do not think that we should select judges based on a particular philosophy as opposed to temperament, commitment to judicial neutrality and commitment to… Based
- In the political context fair means somebody that will vote for the unions or for the business. It can't mean that in the judicial context… Business
- The case for freedom, the case for our constitutional principles the case for our heritage has to be made anew in each generation. The work… Anew
- You have plaintiffs attorneys, you have defense attorneys. So there is no unified bar that will protect a particular judge who has made a courageous… Attorney
- Family members have a personal stake in honoring and mourning their dead and objecting to unwarranted public exploitation that, by intruding upon their own grief,… Accord
- The federal sentencing guidelines should be revised downward. By contrast to the guidelines, I can accept neither the necessity nor the wisdom of federal mandatory… Accept
- The Constitution needs allegiance and loyalty and renewal and understanding with each generation, or else it's not going to last. Allegiance
- The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech. Absolve
- Just the thought of a rap version of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or 'Achy, Breaky Heart' is bound to make people smile. Achy