Precedents Quotes

The Crucifixion and other historical precedents notwithstanding, many of us still believe that outstanding goodness is a kind of armor, that virtue, seen plain and bare, gives pause to criminality. But perhaps it is the other way around.

The century of aeroplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create anew.

Defining marriage is a power that should be left to the states. Moreover, no state should be forced to recognize a marriage that is not within its own laws, Constitution, and legal precedents.

These are important precedents here that we`re trying to get at, ... And I think there`s just confusion.

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with a steady hand

To the extent that the judicial profession becomes the daily routine of deciding cases on the most secure precedents and the narrowest grounds available, the judicial mind atrophies and its perspective shrinks.