When I entered college, I thought that I wanted to be a lawyer, but by the time I was set to graduate, I was not too sure of that. Samuel Alito More Quotes by Samuel Alito More Quotes From Samuel Alito If settled means that it cant be re-examined, thats one thing. If settled means that it is a precedent that is entitled to respect then it is a precedent that is protected. Samuel Alito protected precedent mean You want us to step in and render a decision based on an assessment of the effects of this institution which is newer than cellphones or the Internet? Samuel Alito assessment gay mean A judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case. The judge's only obligation - and it's a solemn obligation - is to the rule of law. Samuel Alito umpires judging law I have been a judge for 15 years and I've made up my own mind during all that time. Samuel Alito judging mind years I want to commend the [Federalist] Society for bringing together the best minds from right, left, and center to debate the most pressing legal issues of the day. Samuel Alito issues mind together Many people have been positive influences in my life. My parents, whom I mentioned, were the most important, but many of my teachers were also a big help to me. Samuel Alito parent teacher people All of my grandparents came to the United States from Italy during the early years of the 20th century. I believe that my grandparents came here to take advantage of the opportunities furnished by a growing country with an open society. Samuel Alito opportunity believe country In southern Italy, where my grandparents had lived, there were few opportunities. The society was static, with rigid social classes. Poor people, like my grandparents, had little chance to improve their lives, no matter their talents or willingness to work. Samuel Alito southern-italy class opportunity My grandparents came worked hard, and I believe they never regretted their decision to come here and make a new start. Samuel Alito grandparent decision believe As I mentioned, things were particularly hard during the Depression. My paternal grandfather was frequently out of work, and the family was evicted from their home. Samuel Alito hard grandfather home My parents grew up in poor families where little English was spoken, they both went to college and became teachers. They believed that anything was possible with hard work, and they particularly stressed the importance of education. They instilled that same belief in my sister and me. Samuel Alito hard-work college teacher My mother worked for more than a decade before marrying. She went to New York City to get a master's degree. And she continued to work as a teacher and a principal until she was forced to retire.Both she and my father instilled in my sister and me a deep love of learning. Samuel Alito new-york mother teacher I attended the public schools.And I have happy memories and strong memories of those days and good memories of the good sense and the decency of my friends and my neighbors. Samuel Alito strong memories school My mother is a first generation American. Her father worked in the Roebling Steel Mill in Trenton, New Jersey.And yet my mother became the first person in her family to get a college degree. Samuel Alito college mother father This was a time of great intellectual excitement for me. Both college and law school opened up new worlds of ideas. Samuel Alito college law school It was a time of turmoil at colleges and universities. And I saw some very smart people and very privileged people behaving irresponsibly. And I couldn't help making a contrast between some of the worst of what I saw on the campus and the good sense and the decency of the people back in my own community. Samuel Alito smart college people It's been a great honor for me to spend my career in public service. Samuel Alito public-service careers honor I can still remember the day, as an assistant U.S. attorney, when I stood up in court for the first time and I proudly said, "My name is Samuel Alito and I represent the United States in this court." It was a great honor for me to have the United States as my client during all of those years. Samuel Alito honor names years I've learned a lot during my years on the 3rd Circuit, particularly, I think, about the way in which a judge should go about the work of judging. I've learned by doing, by sitting on all of these cases. And I think I've also learned from the examples of some really remarkable colleagues. Samuel Alito judging years thinking I have been shaped by the experiences of the people who are closest to me, by the things I've learned from [my wife] Martha, by my hopes and my concerns for my children, Philip and Laura, by the experiences of members of my family, who are getting older, by my sister's experiences as a trial lawyer in a profession that has traditionally been dominated by men. Samuel Alito men children people
