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Stephen Breyer quotes: It's important to every American that the law protect his or her basic liberty.

It's important to every American that the law protect his or her basic liberty.

Stephen Breyer quotes: People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost.

People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost.

Stephen Breyer quotes: Nobody wants a judge to be subject to the political whim of the moment.

Nobody wants a judge to be subject to the political whim of the moment.

Stephen Breyer quotes: It doesn't help to fight crime to put people in prison who are innocent.

It doesn't help to fight crime to put people in prison who are innocent.

Stephen Breyer quotes: I think it shows that if you have one group of people doing it, you'll get another group of people doing it.

I think it shows that if you have one group of people doing it, you'll get another group of people doing it.

Stephen Breyer quotes: Independence doesn't mean you decide the way you want.

Independence doesn't mean you decide the way you want.

Stephen Breyer quotes: At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over.

At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over.

Stephen Breyer quotes: Ultimately, the question of campaign contributions will be decided by the public.

Ultimately, the question of campaign contributions will be decided by the public.

Stephen Breyer quotes: And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee.

And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee.

Stephen Breyer quotes: To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty.

To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty.

Stephen Breyer quotes: Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.

Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.

Stephen Breyer quotes: Judges are appointed often through the political process.

Judges are appointed often through the political process.

Stephen Breyer quotes: But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent.

But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent.

Stephen Breyer quotes: Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts.

Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts.

Stephen Breyer quotes: There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed.

There are loads of countries that have nice written constitutions like ours. But there aren't loads of countries where they're followed.

Stephen Breyer quotes: We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges.

We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges.

Stephen Breyer quotes: The best clue to what a person thinks is what he says.

The best clue to what a person thinks is what he says.