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Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently."

In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently.



Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "The right to privacy... is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy."

The right to privacy... is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.




Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "If there is any truth to the old proverb that "one who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client," the Court now bestows a constitutional right on one to make a fool of himself."

If there is any truth to the old proverb that "one who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client," the Court now bestows a constitutional right on one to make a fool of himself.



Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "A government cannot be premised on the belief that all persons are created equal when it asserts that god prefers some"

A government cannot be premised on the belief that all persons are created equal when it asserts that god prefers some




Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death."

From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death.



Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies."

The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies.



Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "Who is to say that 5 men 10 years ago were right whereas 5 men looking the other direction today are wrong."

Who is to say that 5 men 10 years ago were right whereas 5 men looking the other direction today are wrong.




Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "If [a United States Supreme Court Justice is] in the doghouse with the Chief [Justice], he gets the crud. He gets the tax cases."

If [a United States Supreme Court Justice is] in the doghouse with the Chief [Justice], he gets the crud. He gets the tax cases.



Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death. ... I fell morally and intellectually obligated simply to concede that the death penalty experiment has failed."

From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death. ... I fell morally and intellectually obligated simply to concede that the death penalty experiment has failed.



Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "The right of an individual to conduct intimate relationships in the intimacy of his or her own home seems to me to be the heart of the Constitutions protection of privacy."

The right of an individual to conduct intimate relationships in the intimacy of his or her own home seems to me to be the heart of the Constitutions protection of privacy.



Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech."

By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech.



Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations."

What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations.




Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "The death penalty experiment has failed."

The death penalty experiment has failed.



Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "The flaw in the statute is that in all its applications, it operates on a fundamentally mistaken premise that high solicitation costs are an accurate measure of fraud."

The flaw in the statute is that in all its applications, it operates on a fundamentally mistaken premise that high solicitation costs are an accurate measure of fraud.



Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "This Court repeatedly has recognized that the whole subject of the domestic relations of husband and wife belongs to the laws of the States and not to the laws of the United States."

This Court repeatedly has recognized that the whole subject of the domestic relations of husband and wife belongs to the laws of the States and not to the laws of the United States.



Harry A. Blackmun Quotes: "We're all eccentrics. We're nine prima donnas."

We're all eccentrics. We're nine prima donnas.