The real difference between the United States and other nations lies not in the words of the preamble to the Constitution, but in the fact that the substantive clauses of that Constitution are enforced by individuals independent of and not…

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...

The attorney general would call at 5 o'clock in the evening and say: 'Tomorrow morning...

The attorney general would call at 5 o'clock in the evening and say: 'Tomorrow morning...

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...

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...

With competition everyone has to try harder.

With competition everyone has to try harder.

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.

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 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...

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...

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 could see flames from the windows of my chambers. For the next three or...

I could see flames from the windows of my chambers. For the next three or...