We do not sit as a superlegislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation.

  • -- William O. Douglas 威廉·道格拉斯

我们不是作为一个超级立法机构来衡量立法的智慧。

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The law is not the private property of lawyers, nor is justice the exclusive province of judges and juries. In the final analysis, true justice is not a matter of courts and law books, but of a commitment in each of us to liberty and mutual respect.

法律不是律师的私有财产,正义也不是法官和陪审团的专属领域。归根结底,真正的正义不是法庭和法律书籍的问题,而是我们每个人对自由和相互尊重的承诺。

My parents wanted me to be a lawyer. But I don't think I would have been very happy. I'd be in front of the jury singing.

我父母想让我成为一名律师。但我不认为我会很开心。我会在陪审团面前唱歌。

Congress would exclude slavery from any territory that in the future might be acquired from Mexico.

国会将把奴隶制排除在未来可能从墨西哥获得的任何领土之外。

I came to Congress to help reduce spending.

我来到国会是为了帮助削减开支。