David Souter

When Congress exercises the powers delegated to it by the Constitution, it may impose affirmative obligations on executive and judicial officers of state and local governments as well as ordinary citizens.

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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.

David Souter

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