I used to say that the Constitution is not a living document. It’s dead, dead, dead. But I’ve gotten better. I no longer say that. The truth is that the Constitution is not one that morphs. It’s an enduring Constitution, not a changing Constitution. That is what I’ve meant when I’ve said that the Constitution is dead. Antonin Scalia Read Quote
By formally declaring anyone opposed to same-sex marriage an enemy of human decency, the majority arms well every challenger to a state law restricting marriage to its traditional definition. Antonin Scalia Read Quote
It’s not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special protections. Antonin Scalia Read Quote
Being a good person begins with being a wise person. Then, when you follow your conscience, will you be headed in the right direction. Antonin Scalia Read Quote
Because values change, legislatures abolish the death penalty, permit same-sex marriage if they want, abolish laws against homosexual conduct. That’s how the change in a society occurs. Society doesn’t change through a Constitution. Antonin Scalia Read Quote
It is not rational, never mind ‘appropriate,’ to impose billions of dollars in economic costs in return for a few dollars in health or environmental benefits. Antonin Scalia Read Quote
I’m not a scientist. That’s why I don’t want to have to deal with global warming, to tell you the truth. Antonin Scalia Read Quote
If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder? Can we have it against other things? Antonin Scalia Read Quote
There exists in some parts of the world sanctimonious criticism of America’s death penalty, as somehow unworthy of a civilized society. Antonin Scalia Read Quote
