I am persuaded, therefore, that the Maryland procedure is virtually constitutional. Since it is not, however, actually constitutional, …
—Antonin Scalia
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Quote of the Day
Have the courage to have your wisdom regarded as stupidity.
—Antonin Scalia
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Life is too short to pursue every human act to its most remote consequences; “for want of a nail, a kingdom was lost” is a commentary on fate, not the statement of a major cause of action against a blacksmith.
—Antonin Scalia
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Words do have a limited range of meaning, and no interpretation that goes beyond that range is permissible.
—Antonin Scalia
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“[F]or want of a nail, a kingdom was lost” is a commentary on fate, not the statement of a major cause of action against a blacksmith.
—Antonin Scalia
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A law can be both economic folly and constitutional.
—Antonin Scalia
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There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of us all.
—Antonin Scalia
The Real Pecking Order
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I have acquired new wisdom … or, to put it more critically, have discarded old ignorance.
—Antonin Scalia