Harry A. Blackmun
Harry A. Blackmun
Harry Andrew Blackmunwas an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1970 until 1994. Appointed by Republican President Richard Nixon, Blackmun ultimately became one of the most liberal justices on the Court. He is best known as the author of the Court's opinion in Roe v. Wade...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJudge
Date of Birth12 November 1908
CountryUnited States of America
Harry A. Blackmun quotes about
equality order race
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.
being-yourself humility judging
I hope you will be yourself, human, even a little sentimental, possessed of a sense of humor and a sense of humility. . . . There are arrogant people in this world and, what is worse, arrogant judges.
nine prima-donnas
We're all eccentrics. We're nine prima donnas.
death-penalty human-rights penalties
The death penalty experiment has failed.