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Stephen Breyer Quotes
You can have many different selection systems, but the bottom line has to be a system that, once the judge takes office that judge will feel that he or she is to decide the case without reference to the popular thing or the popular will of the moment. - Stephen Breyer
And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee. - Stephen Breyer
Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts. - Stephen Breyer
There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there arent loads of countries where theyre followed. - Stephen Breyer
Ultimately, the question of campaign contributions will be decided by the public. - Stephen Breyer
I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain theres some counter-balance to those whose interests in good government is less. - Stephen Breyer
Would I want to be judged by whether or not I was popular? Wouldnt I want to be judged on what was true as opposed to what might be popular? - Stephen Breyer
Well its fairly important that everyone have a lawyer and so we have a system that you cant convict a person without a lawyer, even if hes guilty. - Stephen Breyer
At least theres a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over. - Stephen Breyer
Nobody wants a judge to be subject to the political whim of the moment. - Stephen Breyer
And if a judge is going to be criticized for letting off a person and it turns out that person was innocent, that would be a pretty bad criticism. - Stephen Breyer
People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost. - Stephen Breyer
At the same time, we do live in a democracy. And for that reason I think it is appropriate to have some element of public control. - Stephen Breyer
Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants. - Stephen Breyer
Independence doesnt mean you decide the way you want. - Stephen Breyer
To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty. - Stephen Breyer
It doesnt help to fight crime to put people in prison who are innocent. - Stephen Breyer
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