"Even in high school, a rule that permits……" — John Paul Stevens
"Even in high school, a rule that permits only one point of view to be expressed is less likely to produce correct answers than the open discussion of countervailing views."
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20 Quotes by John Paul Stevens
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I think this country would be much better off if we did not have capital punishment.... We cannot ignore the…
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But I really think it's a very unfortunate part of our judicial system and I would feel much, much better…
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To show a well-founded fear of persecution, an alien need not prove that it is more likely than not that…
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Although NFL teams have common interests such as promoting the NFL brand, they are still separate, profit-making entities, and their…
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Just as the right to speak and the right to refrain from speaking are complementary components of a broader concept…
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As a matter of constitutional tradition, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we presume that governmental regulation of…
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It might be added that corporations have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, no desires. Corporations help structure…
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Although it may not be a castle, [it is the] functional equivalent of a hotel room, a vacation and retirement…
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When the commission finds that a pig has entered the parlor, the exercise of its regulatory power does not depend…
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Our love cannot be measured, it just is.
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The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship.
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The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.
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