"I think he's [Louis Brandeis] a great model for progressive justices today who want to answer the originalists. It's not that the original paradigm cases are irrelevant, but you have to focus on the values the framers were trying to protect, not on the means with which those values were invaded in the 18th century."

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Source : Source: www.slate.com

Jeffrey Rosen

#Mean Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Justice Quotes

“Sometimes, I'd take shots without aiming, just to see what happened. I'd rush into crowds - bang! bang! ... It must be close to what a fighter feels after jabbing and circling and getting hit, when suddenly there's an opening, and bang! Right on the button. It's a fantastic feeling.”
“But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the discussions of identity, culture and the politics of culture.”

Source : "Q & A With Eddie Huang + Watch Episode 2 and 3 of Fresh Off The Boat L.A. Installment". Interview with Besha Rodell, www.laweekly.com. December 18, 2012.
“I would very much like to become a best-selling author.”
“People are least aware of others when demonstrating their own power over them.”

Source : Rachel Cusk (2015). “Outline: A Novel”, p.71, Macmillan
“What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.”

Source : "Barry Manilow On Singing Standards And His Real Job". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. December 7, 2012.
“They who humble themselves before knowledge of any kind generally end up the wiser and as voices with something meaningful to say.”
“Anyone who's just driven 90 yards against huge men trying to kill them has earned the right to do Jazz hands.”
“My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with.”

Source : "Are You a C.E.O. of Something?". Interview with Adam Bryant, www.nytimes.com. January 30, 2010.

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