The attorney general would call at 5 o'clock in the evening and say: 'Tomorrow morning we are going to try to integrate the University of Mississippi. Get us a memo on what we're likely to do, and what we can…

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I took the position from day one that it was the right decree, that the...

I took the position from day one that it was the right decree, that the...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Defendants are being evaluated based on numerical grid without any aggravating circumstances being considered. The...

Defendants are being evaluated based on numerical grid without any aggravating circumstances being considered. The...

The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in...

The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in...

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...

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....

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 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...

The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so...

The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so...

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...

People are intimidated in court, and I try to make them more comfortable.

People are intimidated in court, and I try to make them more comfortable.

Mandatory sentencing guidelines have become as complicated and detailed as the IRS code!

Mandatory sentencing guidelines have become as complicated and detailed as the IRS code!

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...

I love competition and really going for it and doing my best, but losing isn't...

I love competition and really going for it and doing my best, but losing isn't...

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going...

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going...

A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them...

A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them...