“A constitution, as important as it is, will mean nothing unless the people are yearning for liberty and freedom.”

“They're not a question of additional benefits. I mean, they touch every aspect of life. Your partner is sick. Social Security. I mean, it's pervasive. It's not as though, well, there's this little Federal sphere and it's only a tax question. It's as Justice Kennedy said, 1100 statutes, and it affects every area of life. And so he was really diminishing what the State has said is marriage. You're saying, no, State said two kinds of marriage; the full marriage, and then this sort of skim milk marriage.”

“When contemplated in its extreme, almost any power looks dangerous.”

“One of the most cherished of all rights is the right to be left alone.”

“One of the prerogatives of American citizenship is the right to criticize public men and measures, and that means not only informed and responsible criticism but the freedom to speak foolishly and without moderation.”

“I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.”

“Everything is research.”