Potter Stewart Quotes

A collection of quotes by Potter Stewart.

Potter Stewart (1915-1985) was an American lawyer and judge who served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1958 to 1981. Born in Michigan, he attended Yale Law School and practiced law before being appointed to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Stewart is remembered for his moderate and independent stance on the Court, emphasizing individual privacy rights, defending free speech, and displaying a cautious approach to interpreting the Constitution. He is best known for coining the phrase "I know it when I see it" in a case involving obscenity, referring to the limits of First Amendment protection.

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a rig

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.

Potter Stewart


The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion.

Potter Stewart

History

It's very expensive to be a professional tennis player with

It's very expensive to be a professional tennis player with all the travel and the flights and the hotels and everything.

Caroline Wozniacki

Women

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedur

Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful termination of a potential life.

Potter Stewart

Medical