The Constitution is not a panacea for every blot upon the public welfare. Nor should this Court, ordained as a judicial body, be thought of as a general haven for reform movements.
More Quotes from John Marshall Harlan:
The law regards man as man, and takes no account of his surroundings or of his color when his civil rights as guaranteed by the supreme law of the land are involved.John Marshall Harlan
But in view of the constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens. There is no caste here.
John Marshall Harlan
Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.
John Marshall Harlan
The humblest is the peer of the most powerful.
John Marshall Harlan
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Body Quotes, Constitution QuotesBased on Keywords: blot, haven, ordained, panacea
The greatest possession is self-possession.
Ethel Watts Mumford
I'm not so sure that younger people today really appreciate the enormous bravery that went into the creation and production of that film, or how important a film at the time it really was.
Rod Steiger
He is loyal to his own career but only incidentally to anything or anyone else.
Hugh Dalton