Anthony Kennedy

I do not think that we should select judges based on a particular philosophy as opposed to temperament, commitment to judicial neutrality and commitment to other more constant values as to which there is general consensus. ”

No one questions the validity, the urgency, the essentiality of the Voting Rights Act. ”

Political speech is indispensable to decision-making in a democracy, and this is no less true because the speech comes from a corporation rather than an individual. ”

Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught. ”

The case for freedom, the case for our constitutional principles the case for our heritage has to be made anew in each generation. The work of freedom is never done. ”

As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom. ”

The fascination about being a judge is the same about the duty of being a judge, and that is to ask yourself, Why am I about to rule the way I am about to rule? You must always ask yourself that question. ”

Asking questions is an essential part of police investigation. In the ordinary sense a police officer is free to ask a person for identification without implicating the Fourth Amendment. ”

No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than they once were. ”

In the political context fair means somebody that will vote for the unions or for the business. It can't mean that in the judicial context or we're in real trouble. ”