Three quotations from the late great Justice Antonin Scalia

Three quotations from the late great Justice Antonin Scalia May 27, 2016

 

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Justice Antonin Scalia (1936-2016)
Official Supreme Court photograph; public domain

 

“Never compromise your principles, unless of course your principles are Adolf Hitler’s, in which case you would be well advised to compromise them as much as you can.”

“Indeed, follow your star if you want to head north and it’s the North Star. But if you want to head north and it’s Mars, you had better follow somebody else’s star.” 

“More important than your obligation to follow your conscience, or at least prior to it, is your obligation to form your conscience correctly.”

 

 


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