Patrick Leahy actually said...

"The Supreme Court, in Brown v. Board of Education, rejected the notion of separate but equal, and helped move our Nation forward toward a more perfect union."

"I believe we are a better country for the fact that the path of excellence Elena Kagan has taken in her career is a path now open to both men and women."

"I reject the ideological litmus test, from either the right or the left, that some would apply to Supreme Court nominees."

"Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever."