I think Thomas Jefferson would have said the more speech, the better. Antonin Scalia jeffersonspeechthoma Change image and share on social
There exists in some parts of the world sanctimonious criticism of America's death penalty, as somehow unworthy of a civilized society. Antonin Scalia americacivilizecriticism Change image and share on social
I'm nervous about our civic culture. I'm not sure the Internet is largely the cause of it. It's certainly the cause of careless writing. People who get used to blurbing things on the Internet are never going to be good writers. Antonin Scalia blurbcarelesscivic share on social
A journalistic purpose could be someone with a Xerox machine in a basement. Antonin Scalia basementjournalisticmachine Change image and share on social
The Constitution that I interpret and apply is not living, but dead, or as I prefer to call it, enduring. It means, today, not what current society, much less the court, thinks it ought to mean, but what it meant when it was adopted. Antonin Scalia adoptapplycall share on social
The American people have determined that the good to be derived from capital punishment - in deterrence, and perhaps most of all in the meting out of condign justice for horrible crimes - outweighs the risk of error. Antonin Scalia americancapitalcondign share on social
I'm an originalist and a textualist, not a nut. Antonin Scalia nutoriginalisttextualist Change image and share on social
I'm not a scientist. That's why I don't want to have to deal with global warming, to tell you the truth. Antonin Scalia dealglobalscientist Change image and share on social
If we're picking people to draw out of their own conscience and experience a 'new' Constitution, we should not look principally for good lawyers. We should look to people who agree with us. When we are in that mode, you realize we have rendered the Constitution useless. Antonin Scalia agreeconscienceconstitution share on social
