Realists do not fear the results of their study.
It is not permitted to the most equitable of men to be a judge in his own cause.
I am not a pro-plaintiff or pro-defendant judge.
Science is a principle and a process of seeking truth. Truth cannot be purchased, and thus, truth cannot be altered by money.
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.
I have no hesitation in applying a law regardless of what I might think about it.
No man must be Judge who propounds unto himself any hope of profit, or glory, from the victory of either party.
It is impossible for human beings not to view something subjectively.
The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.
I don't want a lot of guys like me who played the game. Quite frankly, I want blank canvases; I want people to come in with new ideas. I don't want the biases of their own experiences to be a part of their decision-making process.
The idea that there is a rational truth out there that is not embodied in a person's politics is something I can't understand or subscribe to.
I do not decide cases based on personal or policy preferences.
