Influence Quote by Richard M. Nixon

Many voters think about the makeup of the Supreme Court when they are choosing a president. The justices deal not only with constitutional issues…

— Helen Thomas

We have had more brilliant Presidents than Cleveland, and one or two who were considerably more profound, but we have never had one, at…

— H. L. Mencken

That, in part, is why the Constitution's framers gave justices life tenure ? to enable them to rule wherever the law and the Constitution…

— Gerald R. Ford

I think people are great in many different ways. So, I think some justices are great because they have extraordinary wisdom, they have an…

— Elena Kagan

It is extraordinary that each of the three individuals this president [ George W. Bush] has nominated for the Supreme Court - Chief Justice…

— Edward Kennedy

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

— John Roberts

I have strong differences with Mr. Trump on a woman's right to choose and what kind of justices belong on the Supreme Court.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

When you look at the development of the American presidency, you see that the presidents who have had the greatest impact are the ones…

— H. W. Brands

As someone who has more than a passing acquaintance with most of the 20th century presidents, I have often thought that their accomplishments have…

— Robert Dallek

Throughout our history, the Supreme Court has entered national crises, often preventing presidents from doing what they want to do. Indeed, sometimes the court's…

— Nina Totenberg

I think I present an overwhelming case that these five justices were up to no good, and they deliberately set out to hand the…

— Vincent Bugliosi

No president in history has been more vilified or was more vilivied during the time he was President than Lincoln. Those who knew him,…

— Richard M. Nixon