Potter Stewart

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do. ↗

— Potter Stewart

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Fairness is what justice really is. ↗

— Potter Stewart

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It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures. ↗

— Potter Stewart

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Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful termination of a potential life. ↗

— Potter Stewart

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Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. ↗

— Potter Stewart

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A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise to probable cause to search that person. ↗

— Potter Stewart

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I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know it when I see it. ↗

— Potter Stewart

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In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal right to property. ↗

— Potter Stewart

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Swift justice demands more than just swiftness. ↗

— Potter Stewart

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The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights. ↗

— Potter Stewart

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