To threaten the institution is to threaten fair administration of justice and protection of liberty.
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Breyer said, ''that certainly looks to text, certainly looks to history, certainly looks to tradition and precedent -- but that also emphasizes heavily the purpose of this particular provision and the consequences as viewed in terms of the purposes, is more likely to get at what this law is about, what area of human life it is seeking to affect and how. That's what I think the essence of law is.
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And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee.
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Once you're in a system where there are contributions being made, it's certainly not the case that everybody expects something back.
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Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts.
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We can speak about the institution, but ultimately the bar is the group that both is in touch with the public on the one hand and understands the judicial institution on the other.
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