Those who made and endorsed our Constitution knew man's nature, and it is to their ideas, rather than to the temptations of utopia, that we must ask that our judges adhere.

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In a constitutional democracy the moral content of law must be given by the morality...

In a constitutional democracy the moral content of law must be given by the morality...

The right to procreate is not guaranteed, explicitly or implicitly, by the Constitution.

The right to procreate is not guaranteed, explicitly or implicitly, by the Constitution.

I was thinking of resigning since I did not want to be perceived as a...

I was thinking of resigning since I did not want to be perceived as a...

It is a ship with a great deal of sail but a very shallow keel.

It is a ship with a great deal of sail but a very shallow keel.

Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic...

Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic...

The purpose that brought the fourteenth amendment into being was equality before the law, and...

The purpose that brought the fourteenth amendment into being was equality before the law, and...

A society deadened by a smothering network of laws while finding release in moral chaos...

A society deadened by a smothering network of laws while finding release in moral chaos...

Law is vulnerable to the winds of intellectual or moral fashion, which it then validates...

Law is vulnerable to the winds of intellectual or moral fashion, which it then validates...

The major obstacle to a religious renewal is the intellectual classes, who are highly influential...

The major obstacle to a religious renewal is the intellectual classes, who are highly influential...

I don't think the Constitution is studied almost anywhere, including law schools. In law schools,...

I don't think the Constitution is studied almost anywhere, including law schools. In law schools,...

Modernity, the child of the Enlightenment, failed when it became apparent that the good society...

Modernity, the child of the Enlightenment, failed when it became apparent that the good society...

An egalitarian educational system is necessarily opposed to meritocracy and reward for achievement. It is...

An egalitarian educational system is necessarily opposed to meritocracy and reward for achievement. It is...

The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court...

The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court...

When a judge assumes the power to decide which distinctions made in a statute are...

When a judge assumes the power to decide which distinctions made in a statute are...

They rushed to move it forward, uh, and then a lawsuit was filed and we...

They rushed to move it forward, uh, and then a lawsuit was filed and we...

We have increased conservation spending, enacted legislation that enables us to clean up and redevelop...

We have increased conservation spending, enacted legislation that enables us to clean up and redevelop...

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.

In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I...

In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I...

Having yet another vote on refinery legislation that uses high oil prices as an excuse...

Having yet another vote on refinery legislation that uses high oil prices as an excuse...

Too many people in America believe that if you are pro-choice that means pro-abortion. It...

Too many people in America believe that if you are pro-choice that means pro-abortion. It...