Constitution Quote by Wendy Long Download Open image “A judge is supposed to have empathy for no one but simply to follow the law.” — Wendy Long ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Constitution Empathy Empathy Simply Follow Follow Law Judge Judge Supposed Law Simply Supposed Empathy
The whole idea of equal justice under law is completely incompatible with the idea of judges deciding cases according to "empathy". — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“A judge who doesn't feel empathy for the accused, becomes executioner” — Miguel el Portugués Copy Share Image
Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle. — Gary Bauer Copy Share Image
Lady Justice doesn't have empathy for anyone. She rules strictly based upon the law, and that's really the only way that our system can… — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
The best way to have empathy for people and the best way to have empathy for our Constitution is to appoint judges who will… — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
Judges have their own point of view, and we have to respect them for that. Rather than feeling bad, we respect our judges and… — Rithvik Dhanjani Copy Share Image
Being a judge is sometimes like raising children: litigants get the time they need, not necessarily the time they want, and you have to… — Steven Pacey Copy Share Image
The task of a judge is not to make the law - it is to apply the law. — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
A judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law. — Brett Kavanaugh Copy Share Image
What I've learned over the years... judges are conscientious... not like lawyers, who give opinions. — Richard Cordray Copy Share Image
Christians are being persecuted, not just in the Middle East but here in this country. — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
If you have empathy for both sides, then that's the same as having no empathy at all. — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
I think Republicans make a mistake when they seek to be 'Democrat light.' — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
Whether it's federal highway funds for the Thruway or Tappan Zee bridge project or the corrupt Cornhusker deal, Senator Gillibrand is willing to sell… — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
Many Americans have sensed there is a very corrupt pay-to-play system going on in Washington. — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
I converted to Catholicism at age 35, after being raised as a Congregationalist in a New England Yankee family. — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
I guess I was a little idealistic and thought if you are honest and you're well-qualified and capable of waging a good fight, you… — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
It's a sacrifice for me. It's not really something I want to do. I don't love the idea of being a U.S. senator; I… — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then [these?],… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“In American terms, the accomplishment of Genghis Khan might be understood if the United States, instead of being created by a group of educated… — Jack Weatherford Copy Share Image
In this choice of inheritance we have given to our frame of polity the image of a relation in blood; binding up the constitution… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
While not widely reported, our victories in Iraq are plentiful. National elections, a democratic parliament and the drafting of a constitution are just some… — Paul Gillmor Copy Share Image
In a recent decision of the Supreme Court, not made, however, by the full court, and concurred in by only four justices, it was… — John Bates Clark Copy Share Image
The judiciary must not take on the coloration of whatever may be popular at the moment. We are guardian of rights, and we have… — Rose Bird Copy Share Image
There is not a revolution that succe Women are suffering because they are being excluded. The high military council excluded women from the committee… — Nawal El Saadawi Copy Share Image
Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence; it is jealousy, and not confidence, which prescribes limited constitutions, to bind down those… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The American Constitution declares 'All men are born equal.' The British Socialist Party add: 'All men must be kept equal'. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
“The Court has a special responsibility to ensure that the Constitution works in practice. While education, including the transmission of our civic values from… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations. It is… — Joe Pitts Copy Share Image