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Potter Stewart Quotes: Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.
         

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.


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A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise to probable cause to search that person.

A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise to probable cause to search that person.



Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures, because no other procedure involves the purposeful termination of a potential life.

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures, because no other procedure involves the purposeful termination of a potential life.



Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.

Swift justice demands more than just swiftness.



Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.



The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights.

The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights.



Fairness is what justice really is.

Fairness is what justice really is.



It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures.

It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures.



I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know it when I see it.

I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know it when I see it.



To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the law contrives against him.

To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the law contrives against him.



These death sentences are cruel and unusual in the same way that being struck by lightning is cruel and unusual.

These death sentences are cruel and unusual in the same way that being struck by lightning is cruel and unusual.





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