David Souter Quotes

It is much easier to modify an opinion if one has not already persuasively declared it.

It is impossible, maybe undesirable, to take partisanship out of the political process.

Summits are best at dealing with problems, where the need for action is urgent and the range of possible actions limited. They are less good at dealing with opportunities.

The main drawback, of course, was cost. Participating effectively in World Summit on the Information Society was very expensive for both developing countries and (especially) civil society.

We want order and security, and we want liberty. And we want not only liberty but equality as well.

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