Quotes by John Roberts

“No, I dont think there is. Sometimes its hard to give meaning to a constitutional term in a particular case. But you dont look to your own values and beliefs. You look outside yourself to other sources. This is the basis for ? you know, judges wear black robes because it doesnt matter who they are as individuals. Thats not going to shape their decision. Its their understanding of the law that will shape their decision.”

“I do think the chief justice has a particular obligation to try to achieve consensus consistent with everyones individual oath to uphold the Constitution, and that would certainly be a priority for me.”

“The right to privacy is protected under the Constitution in various ways,”

“Hes a man of integrity and fairness and throughout his life hes inspired the respect and loyalty of others.”

“I have always supported, and support today, equal rights for women, particularly in the workplace.”

“someone who cant be trusted to take Planned Parenthoods position on abortion.”

“We continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled. .... The courts conclusions in Roe that there is a fundamental right to an abortion and that government has no compelling interest in protecting prenatal human life throughout pregnancy find no support in ... the Constitution.”

“The right that was protected in the assisted-suicide case was the right of the people through their legislatures to articulate their own views on the policies that should apply in those cases of terminating life, and not to have the court interfering in those policy decisions, ... Thats an important right.”

“This body and legislative bodies in the states are protectors of the peoples rights, ... Legislators have the right to protect the rights of the people as much as courts.”

“If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, the little guys going to win in court before me, ... But if the Constitution says that the big guy should win, well, then the big guys going to win.”

There is no better gift a society can give children than the opportunity to grow up safe and free - the chance to pursue whatever dreams they may have.

I dont type on the computer or edit. Law students who went to law school really just a couple years after I did were brought up all on the computers and thats how they do it, but I was still part of the older school.

I will be vigilant to protect the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court, and I will work to ensure that it upholds the rule of law and safeguards those liberties that make this land one of endless possibilities for all Americans.

The Affordable Care Acts requirement that certain individuals pay a financial penalty for not obtaining health insurance may reasonably be characterized as a tax.

If children do not understand the Constitution, they cannot understand how our government functions, or what their rights and responsibilities are as citizens of the United States.

People, for reasons of their own, often fail to do things that would be good for them or good for society.