There is a danger to judicial independence when people have no understanding of how the judiciary fits into the constitutional scheme. - David Souter 1 Share Now -
There can be no stronger claim to a physician's assistance than at the time when death is imminent, a moral judgment implied by the state's own recognition of the legitimacy of medical procedures necessarily hastening the moment of impending death. - David Souter 2 Share Now -
We want order and security, and we want liberty. And we want not only liberty but equality as well. - David Souter 3 Share Now -
If speech always wins, even if it's an atomic secret that's going to be broadcast to our enemies, it's easy to make a decision. Speech always wins. But it doesn't... Liberty doesn't always trump equality or equality always trump liberty. - David Souter 4 Share Now -