Stephen Breyer

Independence doesn't mean you decide the way you want. ↗

— Stephen Breyer

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People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost. ↗

— Stephen Breyer

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And in that confirmation process, I sat for 17 hours in front of a senate judiciary committee. ↗

— Stephen Breyer

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At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over. ↗

— Stephen Breyer

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But once the person is selected, at that point that person is independent. ↗

— Stephen Breyer

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Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants. ↗

— Stephen Breyer

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I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose interests in good government is less. ↗

— Stephen Breyer

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I think it shows that if you have one group of people doing it, you'll get another group of people doing it. ↗

— Stephen Breyer

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I thought that that was an effort to inject a popular element, a democratic element into the selection of a person who, once he is selected and confirmed, is beyond electoral control. ↗

— Stephen Breyer

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Independence means you decide according to the law and the facts. ↗

— Stephen Breyer

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