We do not sit on opposite sides of an aisle, we do not caucus in separate rooms, and we do not serve one party or one interest. We serve one nation. John Roberts More Quotes by John Roberts More Quotes From John Roberts You've got a market that's really somewhat directionless because you don't have a lot of data points out there that can drive the market up or down. John Roberts company-news Celebrate today's decision. Do not celebrate the Constitution, it has nothing to do with it. John Roberts politics The cases will publish forever the discouraging truth that the Supreme Court of the United States favors some laws over others, and is prepared to do whatever it takes to uphold and assist its favorites. I dissent. John Roberts politics Let them sell wine. John Roberts us-news Closing of debate can close minds. John Roberts top-news Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules. They apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules. But it is a limited role. Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire. John Roberts rulesnobodyjudgesee You can't fight for your rights if you don't know what they are. John Roberts yourfightknowyou If children do not understand the Constitution, they cannot understand how our government functions, or what their rights and responsibilities are as citizens of the United States. John Roberts howconstitutiongovernmentchildren Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent, shaped by other judges equally striving to live up to the judicial oath. John Roberts judgessystemlivehumility There is no better gift a society can give children than the opportunity to grow up safe and free - the chance to pursue whatever dreams they may have. John Roberts giftdreamsopportunitychildren People, for reasons of their own, often fail to do things that would be good for them or good for society. John Roberts owngoodsocietypeople It is a great thing about having young children, is that they don't really care whether you're the chief justice or whatever, and they do make sure that you have a good perspective on life and what's important. John Roberts goodyoulifechildren When I worked in the Department of Justice, in the office of the solicitor general, it was my job to argue cases for the United States before the Supreme court. I always found it very moving to stand before the justices and say, 'I speak for my country.' John Roberts jobspeakjusticecountry A justice is not like a law professor, who might say, 'This is my theory... and this is what I'm going to be faithful to and consistent with,' and in twenty years will look back and say, 'I had a consistent theory of the First Amendment as applied to a particular area.' John Roberts willlooklawjustice President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all sorts to people. But those rights were empty promises, because that system did not have an independent judiciary to uphold the rule of law and enforce those rights. John Roberts promisesconstitutionspeakpeople I will be vigilant to protect the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court, and I will work to ensure that it upholds the rule of law and safeguards those liberties that make this land one of endless possibilities for all Americans. John Roberts independencelawworkintegrity A chief justice's authority is really quite limited, and the dynamic among all the justices is going to affect whether he can accomplish much or not. There is this convention of referring to the Taney Court, the Marshall Court, the Fuller Court, but a chief justice has the same vote that everyone else has. John Roberts everyonevoteauthorityjustice When we go to a restaurant, they don't ask, 'Do you want the asbestos section or the non-asbestos section?' They do ask, 'Do you want smoking or nonsmoking?' John Roberts restaurantgoyousmoking Anytime you get nine people together, whether it's at a party or it's in the conference room of the Supreme Court, you do have to maintain some order, or it does kind of degenerate into squabbling pretty quickly. John Roberts youpartytogetherpeople While some of the tales of woe emanating from the court are enough to bring tears to the eyes, it is true that only Supreme Court justices and schoolchildren are expected to and do take the entire summer off. John Roberts trueeyestearsenough
