The result always mattered more than the rhetoric.

Rehnquist was just reflecting his shifting role, from outsider to the institutional embodiment of the Court.

Toughened or coarsened by their worldly lives, the other dissenters could shrug and move on, but Souter couldn't. His whole life was being a judge.

He saw the Constitution as the vehicle to keep ecumenical passions in check.

Purple prose attracts attention more than converts.

He did what good lawyers always do. He shifted his argument in the direction his audience was already going.

He denounced self-pity and pitied himself.

A servant of the Lord, loves God.

Our ancestors did great work for humanity. What will we do for the next generations?

I've come for one of your lasses, " Sinclair said again. "A maid - she must be a virgin."Donal folded his arms over his chest. "What for? Pagan sacrifice?

In the dissolution of sentimental partnerships it is seldom that both associates are able to withdraw their funds at the same time.

I do think homophobia in the '80s was more rampant and socially acceptable.

President Obama gave a big speech on climate change. He believes global warming is getting worse because apparently he's sweating a lot more during his second term

A man may as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading.

I think once you sign on to be a mother, that's the only shift they offer.

The making of an Atheist implies a mental stimulation and training which brings into play the primary factors of social progress.

Every job has a unique situational circumstance.