David Souter

I would like to think that enough examples of non-compromise are going to start people thinking that there must be a better way to try to govern the country.

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These are some quotes by American author David Souter Judge, who was born on September 17, 1939.

Quotes by David Souter

If speech always wins, even if it's an atomic secret that's going to be broadcast to our enemies, it's easy to make a decision. Speech always wins. But it doesn't... Liberty doesn't always trump equality or equality always trump liberty.

David Souter

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There is a danger to judicial independence when people have no understanding of how the judiciary fits into the constitutional scheme.

David Souter

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The court has to decide which of our approved desires has the better claim, right here, right now, and a court has to do more than read fairly when it makes this kind of choice.

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Having a Congress with a more diverse educational and professional background would serve the country well. And given the budget challenges facing America today, we might benefit from a few more cold, calculating problem solvers, and fewer courtroom impresarios.

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