With society and its public, there is no longer any other language than that of bombs, barricades, and all that follows.
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ANTONIN SCALIA find itself unable to resolve the significant legal issue presented by the case.
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ANTONIN SCALIA that reliability be assessed in a particular manner: by testing in the crucible of cross-examination...
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ANTONIN SCALIA Such commands are fundamentally incompatible with our constitutional system of dual sovereignty.
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ANTONIN SCALIA They don't have any separate harm.
ANTONIN SCALIA I do not believe my impartiality can reasonably be questioned,
ANTONIN SCALIA Let the cancer patients suffer.
ANTONIN SCALIA I cannot imagine any responsible citizen would have objected to giving the name,
ANTONIN SCALIA I assure you, I have no agenda.
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ANTONIN SCALIA A journalistic purpose could be someone with a Xerox machine in a basement.
ANTONIN SCALIA over my dead body.
ANTONIN SCALIA You can make an exception without the sky falling,
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ANTONIN SCALIA Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry
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