John Roberts

You can't fight for your rights if you don't know what they are.

— John Roberts

Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent, shaped by other judges equally striving…

— John Roberts

I will be vigilant to protect the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court, and I will work to ensure that it…

— John Roberts

If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, the little guy is going to win in court before me, ...…

— John Roberts

There is no better gift a society can give children than the opportunity to grow up safe and free - the chance…

— John Roberts

President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all…

— John Roberts

When I worked in the Department of Justice, in the office of the solicitor general, it was my job to argue cases…

— John Roberts

While some of the tales of woe emanating from the court are enough to bring tears to the eyes, it is true…

— John Roberts

A chief justice's authority is really quite limited, and the dynamic among all the justices is going to affect whether he can…

— John Roberts

If children do not understand the Constitution, they cannot understand how our government functions, or what their rights and responsibilities are as…

— John Roberts

I think judicial temperament is a willingness to step back from your own committed views of the correct jurisprudential approach and evaluate…

— John Roberts

There is a risk of death associated with donating a piece of liver. It's about one in 500 for the risk of…

— John Roberts

An important function of the Supreme Court is to provide guidance, .. As a lower court judge, I appreciate clear guidance from…

— John Roberts

Justice Rehnquist was friendly and unpretentious. He wore scuffed Hush Puppy shoes. That was my first lesson. Clothes do not make the…

— John Roberts

If it's a situation in which the public is being given access, you can't discriminate against the media and say, as a…

— John Roberts

When we think about living donor transplant, what we're banking on is the ability of the liver to regenerate itself. Now, it's…

— John Roberts

Legislative novelty is not necessarily fatal; there is a first time for everything.

— John Roberts

When a liver becomes cirrhotic, those are the common complications. We see that the patients have bleeding from their stomach and intestines.…

— John Roberts

People, for reasons of their own, often fail to do things that would be good for them or good for society.

— John Roberts

End-stage liver disease refers to a liver that's failing, and a very high percentage of those livers are what we call cirrhotic,…

— John Roberts

Global warming may be a 'crisis,' even 'the most pressing environmental problem of our time.' ... Indeed, it may ultimately affect nearly…

— John Roberts

Trivial facts are often the best hints to what is going on.

— John Roberts

By ensuring that no one in government has too much power, the Constitution helps protect ordinary Americans every day against abuse of…

— John Roberts

It is a great thing about having young children, is that they don't really care whether you're the chief justice or whatever,…

— John Roberts

The States are separate and independent sovereigns. Sometimes they need to act like it.

— John Roberts