Anthony Kennedy Quote

Our system presumes that there are certain principles that are more important than the temper of the times. And you must have a judge who is detached, who is independent, who is fair, who is committed only to those principles, and not public pressures of other sort.

Interview: Justices Stephen Breyer and Anthony Kennedy (1999-11-23). Retrieved on 2006-11-26. (Interviewed by Bill Moyers for the Frontline documentary "Justice for Sale").