To allow the policy question of same-sex marriage to be considered and resolved by a select, patrician, highly unrepresentative panel of nine is to violate a principle even more fundamental than no taxation without representation: no social transformation without representation. Antonin Scalia considerfundamentalhighly share on social
If there's anything you absolutely hate, why, it must be unconstitutional. Or, if there's anything you absolutely have to have, it must be required by the Constitution. That's where we are. That is utterly mindless. Antonin Scalia absolutelyconstitutionhate share on social
A good, hard-hitting dissent keeps you honest. Antonin Scalia dissentgoodhard Change image and share on social
I am something of a contrarian, I suppose. I feel less comfortable when everybody agrees with me. I say, 'I better reexamine my position!' I probably believe that the worst opinions in my court have been unanimous. Because there's nobody on the other side pointing out all the flaws. Antonin Scalia agreebadcomfortable share on social
I'm a law-and-order guy. I mean, I confess I'm a social conservative, but it does not affect my views on cases. Antonin Scalia affectcaseconfess Change image and share on social
The main business of a lawyer is to take the romance, the mystery, the irony, the ambiguity out of everything he touches. Antonin Scalia ambiguitybusinessirony Change image and share on social
As a young man, you're dazzled by the power of the White House and all that. But power tends to corrupt. Antonin Scalia corruptdazzlehouse Change image and share on social
A search is a search, even if it happens to disclose nothing but the bottom of a turntable. Antonin Scalia bottomdisclosesearch Change image and share on social
If I had to choose, I would always take the less dynamic, indeed even the lazy person who knows what's right than the zealot in the cause of error. He may move slower, but he's headed in the right direction. Antonin Scalia choosedirectiondynamic share on social
If you are sentenced to torture for a crime, yes, that is a cruel punishment. But the mere fact that somebody is tortured is - is unlawful under - under our statutes, but the Constitution happens not to address it, just as it does not address a lot of other horrible things. Antonin Scalia addressconstitutioncrime share on social