--- title: "Best John Paul Stevens Quotes" description: "John Paul Stevens was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. He w..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-paul-stevens-52077.jpg" --- ![Portrait of John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-paul-stevens-52077.jpg) # John Paul Stevens (1920–2019) Naval Officer **56** quotes in **410** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet John Paul Stevens was a naval officer, best known for *The Making of a Justice*. ## Quick Facts About John Paul Stevens Born April 20, 1920 Died July 16, 2019 Profession Naval Officer Notable works The Making of a Justice ## About John Paul Stevens John Paul Stevens was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. He was the second-oldest and fourth-longest-serving justice in U.S. Supreme Court history. At the time of his death in 2019 at age 99, he was the longest-lived Supreme Court justice ever. His long tenure saw him write for the Court on most issues of American law, including civil liberties, the death penalty, government action, and intellectual property. Despite being a registered Republican who throughout his life identified as a conservative, Stevens was considered to have been on the liberal side of the Court at the time of his retirement. ## Quotes by John Paul Stevens · Page 2 > [During my years as a practicing lawyer, it just was part of your study of what Congress was trying to say in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/during-my-years-as-a-practicing-lawyer-it-just-was-part-of-your-study/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Constitution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitution/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a0/john-paul-stevens-12128_constitution_during-my-years-as-a-practicing-lawyer-i_2482445.jpg) > [When the commission finds that a pig has entered the parlor, the exercise of its regulatory power does not depend on proof…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/when-the-commission-finds-that-a-pig-has-entered-the-parlor-the/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Doe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d32/john-paul-stevens-12128_doe_when-the-commission-finds-that-a-pig-has_98420.jpg) > [District of Columbia v. Heller, which recognized an individual right to possess a firearm under the Constitution, is unquestionably the most clearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/district-of-columbia-v-heller-which-recognized-an-individual-right-to/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Amendment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amendment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bce/john-paul-stevens-12128_amendment_district-of-columbia-v-heller-which-reco_476791.jpg) > [Sam Alito replacing Justice O'Connor was a very significant change. He is much more conservative. And, as for John Roberts, he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/sam-alito-replacing-justice-o-connor-was-a-very-significant-change-he/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efb/john-paul-stevens-12128_change_sam-alito-replacing-justice-o-connor-was_1243195.jpg) > [I am not a fan of President Trump, I should say. I wouldn't try to comment on every particular issue in which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/i-am-not-a-fan-of-president-trump-i-should-say-i-wouldn-t-try-to/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Disagree](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disagree/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/john-paul-stevens-12128_disagree_i-am-not-a-fan-of-president-trump-i-shou_3217582.jpg) > [One thing, however, is certain. Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this year's presidential…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/one-thing-however-is-certain-although-we-may-never-know-with-complete/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Certain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/certain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/john-paul-stevens-12128_certain_one-thing-however-is-certain-although-we_685053.jpg) > [For over 200 years after the adoption of the Second Amendment, it was uniformly understood as not placing any limit on either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/for-over-200-years-after-the-adoption-of-the-second-amendment-it-was/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Amendment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amendment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18a/john-paul-stevens-12128_amendment_for-over-200-years-after-the-adoption-of_2855552.jpg) > [Whenever we remove a brick from the wall that was designed to separate religion and government, we increase the risk of religious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/whenever-we-remove-a-brick-from-the-wall-that-was-designed-to/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Bricks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bricks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/john-paul-stevens-12128_bricks_whenever-we-remove-a-brick-from-the-wall_1483291.jpg) > [Every individual who participated in the redistricting process knew that incumbency protection was a critical factor in producing the bizarre lines. ...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/every-individual-who-participated-in-the-redistricting-process-knew/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Bizarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bizarre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e2/john-paul-stevens-12128_bizarre_every-individual-who-participated-in-the_2923742.jpg) > [At bottom, the Court's opinion is thus a rejection of the common sense of the American people, who have recognized a need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/at-bottom-the-court-s-opinion-is-thus-a-rejection-of-the-common-sense/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [American democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-democracy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18b/john-paul-stevens-12128_american-democracy_at-bottom-the-court-s-opinion-is-thus-a_2957405.jpg) > [As a matter of constitutional tradition, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we presume that governmental regulation of the content…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/as-a-matter-of-constitutional-tradition-in-the-absence-of-evidence-to/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Absence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/658/john-paul-stevens-12128_absence_as-a-matter-of-constitutional-tradition_273647.jpg) > [In the national debate about a serious issue, it is the expression of the minority's viewpoint that most demands the protection of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/in-the-national-debate-about-a-serious-issue-it-is-the-expression-of/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Amendments](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amendments/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7e/john-paul-stevens-12128_amendments_in-the-national-debate-about-a-serious-i_1174784.jpg) > [When I signed on to letting the death penalty back in, I thought the procedural protections against executing an innocent person were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/when-i-signed-on-to-letting-the-death-penalty-back-in-i-thought-the/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/john-paul-stevens-12128_death_when-i-signed-on-to-letting-the-death-pe_3079431.jpg) > [To show a well-founded fear of persecution, an alien need not prove that it is more likely than not that he or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/to-show-a-well-founded-fear-of-persecution-an-alien-need-not-prove/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Aliens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aliens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/439/john-paul-stevens-12128_aliens_to-show-a-well-founded-fear-of-persecuti_2817742.jpg) > [Even in high school, a rule that permits only one point of view to be expressed is less likely to produce correct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/even-in-high-school-a-rule-that-permits-only-one-point-of-view-to-be/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Answers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/john-paul-stevens-12128_answers_even-in-high-school-a-rule-that-permits_1865132.jpg) > [ Although it may not be a castle, \[it is the\] functional equivalent of a hotel room, a vacation and retirement home or… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-stevens/although-it-may-not-be-a-castle-it-is-the-functional-equivalent-of-a/) [John Paul Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-stevens/) [Cabins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cabins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/john-paul-stevens-12128_cabins_although-it-may-not-be-a-castle-it-is-th_1939946.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": 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