Impartiality Quotes

“My goal was always to be fair, to be impartial, and to apply the law as written, not as I wished it to be.”

“I think it is very important for the intelligence community to be apolitical.”

“There is no such thing as a hometown decision.”

“A judge can't have any agenda. A judge can't have any ideology. A judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case.”

“We have to be journalists, and we have to be observers, and we have to be independent, and we have to be impartial. But we also have to be human beings.”

“My job is to be impartial and to ask the tough questions.”

“I have not brought to this court a basket of feminist goodies.”

“The chairman should be impartial in all his rulings.”

“My job is to be an umpire and not a player on the field.”

“I've always believed that you should be objective, and that you should report what you see, and you shouldn't get involved.”

“I have no friends to reward, no enemies to punish.”

“The judiciary must not take on the coloration of whatever may be the popular theme of the day.”

“A judge who is swayed by public opinion is not a judge.”

“I think it is a mistake for any judge... to start taking a look at public opinion polls.”

“When you’re the speaker, you’re the speaker of the whole House. You’re not the speaker of your party.”

“By the discharge of my official duty, I shall pay no respect to persons.”

“I don't have strong political views. I'm a floating voter, which I think is a good thing for a journalist.”

“The role of a legislator is to be an umpire.”

“We cannot and will not allow the FBI to become a political organization.”

“Contrary to what some have said, my decisions are guided not by party politics but by the law.”