Anthony Kennedy Quotes About Constitution
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The Constitution promises liberty to all within its reach, a liberty that includes certain specific rights that allow persons, within a lawful realm, to define and express their identity.
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The Constitution needs allegiance and loyalty and renewal and understanding with each generation, or else it's not going to last.
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The Constitution exists precisely so that opinions and judgments, including esthetic and moral judgments about art and literature, can be formed, tested, and expressed. What the Constitution says is that these judgments are for the individual to make, not for the Government to decree, even with the mandate or approval of a majority. Technology expands the capacity to choose; and it denies the potential of this revolution if we assume the Government is best positioned to make these choices for us.
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As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom.
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The Constitution doesn't belong to a bunch of judges and lawyers. It belongs to you.
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Anthony Kennedy
- Born: July 23, 1936
- Occupation: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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