You can't just lecture the poor that they shouldn't riot or go to extremes. You have to make the means of legal redress available.

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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 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 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...

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...

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 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 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 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...

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.

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 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...

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 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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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....