Ocupation: Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Life: February 27, 1886 - September 25, 1971
Birthday: February 27
Death: September 25
The public welfare demands that constitutional cases must be decided according to the terms of the Constitution itself, and not according to judges views of fairness, reasonableness, or justice. I have no fear of constitutional amendments properly adopted, but I do fear the rewriting of the Constitution by judges under the guise of interpretation.
topic: Views, Justice, Judging, Public Welfare, Constitutional Amendments, Reasonableness, Guise