Sonia Sotomayor Quotes

And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.

In our country the law of the strong does not prevail. The strength of the law prevails.

I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system -- that is no ideal to me, it is a living, working reality. Gentlemen, a court is no better than each man of you sitting before me on this jury. A court is only as sound as its jury, and a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up.

All students, members of the faculty, and public officials in both Mississippi and the Nation will be able, it is hoped, to return to their normal activities with full confidence in the integrity of American law. This is as it should be, for our Nation is founded on the principle that observance of the law is the eternal safeguard of liberty and defiance of the law is the surest road to tyranny.

My attorney general will restore the integrity of the Department of Justice which has been severely questioned.

Ultimately, the best guarantor of the rule of law is not the state and the branches which comprise it but the recognition by people of its value and their willingness to fight for, and uphold it.

We do not sit like a kadi under a tree dispensing justice according to considerations of individual expediency

The courtroom oath—to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth—is applicable only to witnesses... because the American justice system is built on a foundation of not telling the whole entire truth.

China has not established the rule of law and thus there is no justice.

The American people must be able to trust that their courts and law enforcement will uphold, protect, and defend their constitutional rights.

You have to be willing to stand up for what you believe in, and the rule of law is one of those things.

We've got an outstanding justice system. Our judiciary are respected around the world. It is a key part of what we are as a country. It's an area where there is a strong political consensus behind that and perhaps in an era of populism it's important that we preserve those qualities.

No one is above the law, not even the President.

Because, when it comes to restoring the rule of law, I can't change my mind and I won't change the subject.

Our role as judges is to interpret the law.

The Attorney General is not above the law.

Courts of law require evidence to go to trial - not opinions from bureaucrats.

I do want to make clear that I am personally committed to the integrity of the Department of Justice. Since becoming acting attorney general, I have run the department to the best of my ability, with fidelity to the law and to the Constitution.

Without the reform of the justice system, there is no possibility of building a just state.

There is no more important institution in our country than the Department of Justice.

Our country is governed by the rule of law and our procedures are based on law.

The law itself is on trial quite as much as the cause which is to be decided.

A government of laws without men is as visionary as a government of men without laws.

Money can buy the necessary police order. Justice is sold to the highest bidder

Justice is a commodity which in a more or less adulterated condition the State sells to the citizen as a reward for his allegiance, taxes and personal service.