Harry A. Blackmun Quotes

Who is to say that 5 men 10 years ago were right whereas 5 men looking the other direction today are wrong. - Harry A. Blackmun

We're all eccentrics. We're nine prima donnas. - Harry A. Blackmun

The states are not free, under the guise of protecting maternal health or potential life, to intimidate women into continuing pregnancies. - Harry A. Blackmun

The flaw in the statute [is] that in all its applications, it operates on a fundamentally mistaken premise that high solicitation costs are an accurate measure of fraud. - Harry A. Blackmun

It is precisely because the issue raised by this case touches the heart of what makes individuals what they are that we should be especially sensitive to the rights of those whose choices upset the majority. - Harry A. Blackmun

In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in order to treat some persons equally, we must treat them differently. - Harry A. Blackmun

If one's in the doghouse with the Chief, he gets the crud. He gets the tax cases and some of the Indian cases, which I like, but I've had a lot of them. - Harry A. Blackmun

I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death. - Harry A. Blackmun

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