Consequences flow from a justices interpretation in a direct and immediate way. A judicial decision respecting the incompatibility of Jim Crow with a constitutional guarantee of equality is not simply a contemplative exercise in defining the shape of a just society. It is an order – Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

Where there is no counsel, the people perish; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety. Proverbs 29:18; 11:14 – Bible

When one bases his life on principle, 99 percent of his decisions are already made. – Author Unknown