221 Quotes by Antonin Scalia

It's absolutely clear that whatever cruel and unusual punishments may - may mean with regard to future things, such as death by injection or the electric chair, it's clear that - that the death penalty, in and of itself, is not considered cruel and unusual punishment.

I would not like to be replaced by someone who immediately sets about undoing what I've tried to do for 25-26 years.

We say 'tough luck, you have to sell it in stores,'

Are you saying Thanksgiving proclamations are inappropriate? ... I don't see why the one is good and the other is bad.

Words have meaning. And their meaning doesn't change

Burning the flag is a form of expression. Speech doesn't just mean written words or oral words. It could be semaphore. And burning a flag is a symbol that expresses an idea - I hate the government, the government is unjust, whatever.

I do accept that, with - with respect to those vague terms in the Constitution such as equal protection of the laws, due process of law, cruel and unusual punishments. I fully accept that those things have to apply to new phenomena that didn't exist at the time.

is locked in the heart of the president.

It would be in the best interest of many children to take them away from their parents and give them to someone else. But the parents have rights.