"I am something of a contrarian, I suppose. I feel less comfortable when everybody agrees with me. I say, 'I better reexamine my position!' I probably believe that the worst opinions in my court have been unanimous. Because there's nobody on the other side pointing out all the flaws."
American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1986 to 2016. He was a leading advocate of textualism and originalism in constitutional interpretation. His opinions had lasting influence on American legal theory and practice.