To hold that the act of homosexual sodomy is somehow protected as a fundamental right would be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching.
Meaning of the quote
The quote is suggesting that the act of homosexual sex should not be considered a basic human right because it goes against thousands of years of moral and religious beliefs. The judge believes that protecting this behavior as a fundamental right would be disregarding the long-standing moral teachings that have been part of many societies for a very long time.
About Warren E. Burger
Warren E. Burger served as the 15th Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986. He was appointed by President Richard Nixon and was known for his efforts to improve the administration of the federal judiciary, as well as his involvement in some of the most significant Supreme Court decisions during his tenure.
More quotes from Warren E. Burger
There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally indifferent to pressures of the times.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
The trial of a case is a three-legged stool – a judge and two advocates.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
To hold that the act of homosexual sodomy is somehow protected as a fundamental right would be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
We may have lured judges into roaming at large in the constitutional field.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case in the shortest possible time and the lowest possible cost. This is the challenge to every lawyer and judge in America.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in the confidentiality of such conversations, a confrontation with other values arises.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
There can be no assumption that today’s majority is “right” and the Amish and others like them are “wrong.” A way of life that is odd or even erratic but interferes with no rights or interests of others is not to be condemned because it is different.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and – at some point – finality of judgment.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)
It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries to “discover” a constitutional mandate to have counsel at a preliminary hearing.
chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 (1907-1995)