Wringing your hands about states' rights, forget it. They're gone. Basically, the federal government can do whatever it wants. Who's going to protect the states? My court? Ha - we're feds! Antonin Scalia basicallycourtfed Change image and share on social
In a big family the first child is kind of like the first pancake. If it's not perfect, that's okay, there are a lot more coming along. Antonin Scalia bigchildcome Change image and share on social
Words have meaning. And their meaning doesn't change. Antonin Scalia changemeanword Change image and share on social
Indeed, follow your star if you want to head north and it's the North Star. But if you want to head north and it's Mars, you had better follow somebody else's star. Antonin Scalia followheadmar Change image and share on social
More important than your obligation to follow your conscience, or at least prior to it, is your obligation to form your conscience correctly. Antonin Scalia consciencecorrectlyfollow Change image and share on social
It's absolutely clear that whatever cruel and unusual punishments may - may mean with regard to future things, such as death by injection or the electric chair, it's clear that - that the death penalty, in and of itself, is not considered cruel and unusual punishment. Antonin Scalia absolutelychairclear share on social
By formally declaring anyone opposed to same-sex marriage an enemy of human decency, the majority arms well every challenger to a state law restricting marriage to its traditional definition. Antonin Scalia armchallengerdecency Change image and share on social
There are those who contend that it does not benefit African-Americans to get them into the University of Texas where they do not do well, as opposed to having them go to a less-advanced school, a slower-track school where they do well. Antonin Scalia advanceafricanamerican 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
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
