The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so as not to embarrass him. But Bobby Kennedy had let them know that he didn't mind if they asked him questions and they did.

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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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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...

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!

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.

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...

With competition everyone has to try harder.

With competition everyone has to try harder.

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 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...

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 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...

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...