Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time.
What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations.
Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently.
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.
The mixing of government and religion can be a threat to free government, even if no one is forced to participate. . . . When the government puts its imprimatur on a particular religion, it conveys a message of exclusion to all those who do not adhere to the favored beliefs. A government cannot be premised on the belief that all persons are created equal when it asserts that God prefers some.
We need not resolve the difficult question of when life begins. When those trained in the respective disciplines of medicine, philosophy, and theology are unable to arrive at any consensus, the judiciary, at this point in the development of man's knowledge, is not in a position to speculate as to the answer.
The right to privacy. . . is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.
Television is full of fictional and real violence that's turned into entertainment.
No windows give a better view than those a man brings with him in his head, not asking for tickets of admission, since at all functions, festivals, or feasts he looks out with the same nice self-composure.
What would demons," she said, "want with our microwave?
No one can tell you who you are and what you are made of, only you yourself know what you are made of, and only you yourself can do the work to become who you want to be.