Anthony Kennedy: “I'm actually somewhat concerned about the Court. It's a little bit too personal and confrontational, some of the…”

I stand by what we wrote and what we decided. It's a difficult issue.

Yes, I'm concerned. Democracy presumes an open, rational, thoughtful, decent discussion where you respect the dignity of the person with whom you disagree.

This is the opportunity, peace is what gives us the opportunity to make democracy stronger, to make freedom more attainable, to make freedom great for ourselves and the rest of the world.

When it has 1,100 laws, which in our society means that the federal government is intertwined with the citizen's day-to-day life, you are at real risk of running in conflict with what has always been thought to be the essence of the state…