Samuel Alito Quotes - Page 2

• Our country as a whole, no less than the Hastings College of Law, values tolerance, cooperation, learning, and the amicable resolution of conflicts. But we seek to achieve those goals through "[a] confident pluralism that conduces to civil peace and advances democratic consensus-building," not by abridging First Amendment rights.

  Samuel Alito

  Country, College, Rights

  Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, 130 S. Ct. 2971, 3015-16, 2010.

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• I have been a judge for 15 years and I've made up my own mind during all that time.

  Samuel Alito

  Years, Judging, Mind

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• 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

  Mean, Precedent, Protected

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• I had the good fortune to begin my legal career as a law clerk for a judge who really epitomized open-mindedness and fairness. He read the record in detail in every single case that came before me; he insisted on scrupulously following precedents.

  Samuel Alito

  Law, Careers, Judging

  Opening Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered 9 January 2006

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• A corporation is simply a form of organization used by human beings to achieve desired ends... Protecting the free-exercise rights of corporations like Hobby Lobby, Conestoga, and Mardel protects the religious liberty of the humans who own and control those companies.

  Samuel Alito

  Religious, Exercise, Reality

  "Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., 573 U.S. ___". The U.S. Supreme Court case (Samuel Alito's opinion for the Court), supreme.justia.com. June 30, 2014.

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• I am deeply honored to have been nominated for a position on the Supreme Court. And I an humbled to have been nominated for the seat that is now held by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

  Samuel Alito

  Justice, Sandra Day O Connor, Court

  U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. 9 de enero de 2006.

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• 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

  Years, Names, Honor

  Opening Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered 9 January 2006

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• I am especially indebted to a 10th grade English teacher who encouraged me to read great works of literature.

  Samuel Alito

  Teacher, Literature, Great Work

  "An Interview With Justice Samuel Alito on Immigration, His Mentors and Advice for a Successful Life". Interview with Madaline Donnelly, dailysignal.com. November 09, 2014.

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• It's been a great honor for me to spend my career in public service.

  Samuel Alito

  Careers, Honor, Public Service

  Opening Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered 9 January 2006

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• My grandparents came worked hard, and I believe they never regretted their decision to come here and make a new start.

  Samuel Alito

  Believe, Grandparent, Decision

  "An Interview With Justice Samuel Alito on Immigration, His Mentors and Advice for a Successful Life". Interview with Madaline Donnelly, dailysignal.com. November 9, 2014.

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• 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

  Thinking, Years, Judging

  Opening Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered 9 January 2006

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• My father was brought to this country as an infant. He lost his mother as a teenager. He grew up in poverty.Although he graduated at the top of his high school class, he had no money for college. And he was set to work in a factory but, at the last minute, a kind person in the Trenton area arranged for him to receive a $50 scholarship and that was enough in those days for him to pay the tuition at a local college and buy one used suit. And that made the difference between his working in a factory and going to college.

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  Mother, Country, Teenager

  Opening Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered 9 January 2006

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• Mi madre trabajó durante más de una década antes de casarse. Se fue a New York a hacer un máster. Tanto ella como mi padre nos inculcaron a mi hermana y a mí un profundo amor por el aprendizaje.

  Samuel Alito

  Mother, Teacher, New York

  Opening Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered 9 January 2006

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• After law school, I had the opportunity to clerk for a tremendous judge, Leonard I. Garth, on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, the court to which I was appointed in 1990.

  Samuel Alito

  School, Opportunity, Law

  "An Interview With Justice Samuel Alito on Immigration, His Mentors and Advice for a Successful Life". Interview with Madaline Donnelly, dailysignal.com. November 09, 2014.

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• If I'm confirmed I'll be myself.

  Samuel Alito

  Si

  U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. January 11, 2006.

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• When I was growing up, we always had a big family dinner at around noon on Sunday. I still love that whenever it is possible to gather the family together.

  Samuel Alito

  Growing Up, Sunday, Together

  "An Interview With Justice Samuel Alito on Immigration, His Mentors and Advice for a Successful Life". Interview with Madaline Donnelly, dailysignal.com. November 09, 2014.

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• When I had my confirmation hearing for the Court of Appeals, [my son] Philip was 3 years old. And when I was called up to the chair he took it upon himself to run up and sit next to me in case any hard questions came up.

  Samuel Alito

  Running, Son, Years

  Fuente: www.washingtonpost.com

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• Me he comprometido a desempeñar mis funciones... de conformidad con la letra y el espíritu de todas las normas éticas y cánones de conducta aplicables.

  Samuel Alito

  Feet, Letters, Spirit

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• 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

  Mean, Gay, Assessment

  "California's Proposition 8 Gets Its Day In The Supreme Court". "All Things Considered" with Audie Cornish, www.npr.org. March 26, 2013.

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• 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.

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  Mother, Father, College

  Opening Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered 9 January 2006

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• I know from my own experience as a parent that parents probably teach most powerfully not through their words but through their deeds. And my parents taught me through the stories of their lives. And I don't take any credit for the things that they did or the things that they experienced, but they made a great impression on me.

  Samuel Alito

  Parent, Stories, Credit

  Opening Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered 9 January 2006

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• Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has been a pioneer, and her dedicated service on the Supreme Court will never be forgotten. And the people of the country certainly owe her a great debt for the service that she has provided.

  Samuel Alito

  Country, People, Justice

  Opening Statement to Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered 9 January 2006

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• 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

  Home, Grandfather, Hard

  "An Interview With Justice Samuel Alito on Immigration, His Mentors and Advice for a Successful Life". Interview with Madaline Donnelly, dailysignal.com. November 09, 2014.

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• 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

  Teacher, People, Parent

  "An Interview With Justice Samuel Alito on Immigration, His Mentors and Advice for a Successful Life". Interview with Madaline Donnelly, dailysignal.com. November 09, 2014.

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• 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

  Opportunity, Southern Italy, Class

  "An Interview With Justice Samuel Alito on Immigration, His Mentors and Advice for a Successful Life". Interview with Madaline Donnelly, dailysignal.com. November 9, 2014.

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