Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this year's Presidential election, the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. It is the Nation's confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of law.

John Paul Stevens

Bush v. Gore

Read this opinion at supreme.justia.com.

More information about this quote

Topic

Rule of law 2000 Presidential election American politics Politics

Author

John Paul Stevens

Source

Bush v. Gore

Medium

Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion

Genre

Dissenting opinion Legal writing

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

Occupation

Supreme Court Justice Judge Lawyer

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Stevens, John. Dissenting Opinion. Bush, et al. v. Gore, et al. United States Reports, vol. 531, 12 Dec. 2000, pp. 123-129. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/531/98/.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by John Paul Stevens about rule of law: “Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the…”
Download
A quote by John Paul Stevens about rule of law: “Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the…”
Download
A quote by John Paul Stevens about rule of law: “Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the…”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote about American politics

The era of big government is over.

Bill Clinton

1996 State of the Union Address

Read this speech at UVA's Miller Center website
More information about this quote
Topic
Role of government American politics
Speaker
Bill Clinton
Source
1996 State of the Union Address Presidential State of the Union address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1996 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Clinton, Bill. "State of the Union Address." Joint session of the United States Congress. 23 Jan. 1996, United States Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.