Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to issue commands to the several sovereign states, but it had no authority to govern individuals directly. David Souter articleauthoritycommand Change image and share on social
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 atomicbroadcastdecision share on social
It may be that the seemingly intrinsic attraction that past time has for me is merely a desire for escapism, as I look out at the nation and world with little optimism. David Souter attractiondesireescapism Change image and share on social
There is a danger to judicial independence when people have no understanding of how the judiciary fits into the constitutional scheme. David Souter constitutionaldangerfit Change image and share on social
The Constitution is no simple contract, not because it uses a certain amount of open-ended language, but because its language grants and guarantees many good things, and good things that compete with each other and can never all be realized, altogether, all at once. David Souter altogetheramountcompete share on social
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 approvechoiceclaim Change image and share on social