23 Quotes by Byron White

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    A right to jury trial is granted to criminal defendants in order to prevent oppression by the Government.

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    We’re the only branch of government that explains itself in writing every time itmakes a decision.

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    The Court is most vulnerable and comes nearest to illegitimacy when it deals with judge-made constitutional law having little or no cognizable roots in the language or design of the Constitution.

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    When the whistle blows you have only a limited amount of time to do what you have to do. You either do it then or you don’t do it at all.

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    We're the only branch of government that explains itself in writing every time it makes a decision.

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