Compiled by Evan J. Roth
Published by William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
KF 8742 .A35 R 68 2022
Thanks to Benjamin Franklin, we all know that only two things are certain in life: death and taxes. Now, we can also say with some degree of certainty that Benjamin Franklin is top notch as far as “quotable quotes” go. So, too are people like Humphrey Bogart, the Dalai Lama, and Mark Twain. Apparently, the United States Supreme Court has agreed in this regard and had seen fit to pepper some of its opinions with quotations from these well-known individuals and several others, too. Evan J. Roth, a federal Administrative Judge in the Denver Office of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board and self-proclaimed quotation lover, has gathered some of these quotes in a new book, Supreme Quotes: Surprising Quotations in Supreme Court Opinions. Roth begins by introducing the quotation and then provides some context as to how and why the Court chose to refer to it in its opinion. Readers can discover quotes by literary luminaries, such as Shakespeare, Robert Frost, and Joseph Heller as well as pop culture favorites like John Lennon, Bob Dylan, and Stan Lee. Supreme Quotes is a supremely entertaining, yet educational, way to learn about legal subjects.