I could see flames from the windows of my chambers. For the next three or four days we had major rioting here in Washington and I stayed at the court day and night.

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I enjoyed the administrative work because it involved working with Congress, city council, and the...

I enjoyed the administrative work because it involved working with Congress, city council, and the...

You can't just lecture the poor that they shouldn't riot or go to extremes. You...

You can't just lecture the poor that they shouldn't riot or go to extremes. You...

The enforcement of the law cannot depend on the justice of a cause or one...

The enforcement of the law cannot depend on the justice of a cause or one...

The real difference between the United States and other nations lies not in the words...

The real difference between the United States and other nations lies not in the words...

Competition is good and has served us well.

Competition is good and has served us well.

They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not...

They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not...

I'm a great believer in the competitive system, and think that competition will bring us...

I'm a great believer in the competitive system, and think that competition will bring us...

For a while, even in the house of good friends for dinner or for cocktails,...

For a while, even in the house of good friends for dinner or for cocktails,...

With competition everyone has to try harder.

With competition everyone has to try harder.

Frequently you have a clash between the more sterile letter of the law and the...

Frequently you have a clash between the more sterile letter of the law and the...

Once I was standing in line to buy a telephone and Senator Wirth was in...

Once I was standing in line to buy a telephone and Senator Wirth was in...

I don't want to be influenced by outside opinion.

I don't want to be influenced by outside opinion.

I don't think a judge should be too much involved in outside activities.

I don't think a judge should be too much involved in outside activities.

If members of the security apparatus could, with impunity, keep from those elected by the...

If members of the security apparatus could, with impunity, keep from those elected by the...

I liked discussion and debate and thought that these skills fit well with law. I...

I liked discussion and debate and thought that these skills fit well with law. I...

There would be nights when I would wake up and couldn't get back to sleep....

There would be nights when I would wake up and couldn't get back to sleep....

The impression I have of Justice Warren is that he was looking for the just...

The impression I have of Justice Warren is that he was looking for the just...

The testimony and the documentary evidence produced by the Government demonstrate that the Bell System...

The testimony and the documentary evidence produced by the Government demonstrate that the Bell System...

Every one of the world's dictatorships can and does claim to be acting in the...

Every one of the world's dictatorships can and does claim to be acting in the...

I think it does work. The fact that the law is there and injustices can...

I think it does work. The fact that the law is there and injustices can...