Themistocles Quotes

It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in his own cause.

… without animus or partiality.

Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore always represented as blind.

If nobody is to be appointed because he is your friend or my friend, then nobody should be appointed because he is any other man's friend. The President himself should exercise the same self denial as other officials.

Do not favor the poor or show deference to the rich; judge your neighbor fairly.

No man must be Judge who propounds unto himself any hope of profit, or glory, from the victory of either party.

A judge who likes every opinion he reaches is a bad judge.

I will not vote for - and no senator should vote for - anyone who will not render justice impartially.

You can't applaud a referee.

Finally, a good prosecutor knows that her job is to enforce the law without fear or favor. Likewise, a Supreme Court Justice must interpret the laws without fear or favor.

Whoever is my relative, I will not be nice to them.

Anybody who doesn't think I want the Lakers to win is a fool. But I'm no homer.

Disclosure is the antidote to partiality and favor.

It’s not what I as a judge believe is right. It is what I believe the normal man of reasonable ability and integrity believes is right.

The complete truth is not the prerogative of the human judge.

One of the things I believe strongly in is developing institutions - legal, press, bureaucracies, academies - that are rooted in the pursuit of impartial truth. That aren't simply just bent to partisan ends or are corrupted for the powerful or for other ulterior motives.

Good judges do not side with anyone. They rule impartially and blindly based upon the law.

I'm always pretty fair-handed.

I do not decide cases based on personal or policy preferences.

It's equal opportunity for all, and we don't play favourites.

I think you go into a debate trying to be fair minded and trying to be balanced but occasionally there will be a sense where it feels like the moral imperative is pulling you one direction or another.

I know some people believe impartiality is key, and it's necessary in some situations, but in others - if something is so fundamentally wrong, why do we have to make out we're impartial?

The promoter of an event can't take sides. He can't give better conditions to one fighter over the other. Everyone has to be treated with quality.

No man can be judge to his own cause.