Quotables

“The inescapable conclusion is that a right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the Nation’s history and traditions. On the contrary, an unbroken tradition of prohibiting abortion on pain of criminal punishment persisted from the earliest days of the common law until 1973.”

Supreme Court Justice Samuel J. Alito writing for the majority in the Dobbs v. Jackson decision.

“We must not rest and must not relent until the sanctity of life is restored to the center of American law in every state in the land.”

Former Vice President Mike Pence on the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision.

“When you’re hit over the head with the same message, you just drown in it. After a while, you don’t know what the truth is. The message takes over your reality.”

Nina Khrushcheva, a professor of international affairs at the New School in New York, on Russia’s propaganda campaign inside Ukraine.

“They felt entitled to our vote. The problem is they do not represent our values of faith, community, work ethic, or the desire to seek better opportunities.”

U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, on the Democratic Party and Hispanics. Flores won a special election in a House district that is 84.5 percent Hispanic.

“The court affirmed that if you can use God’s name in vain … and verbally disrespect and dismiss His existence in public without hindrance, then others should be able to praise Him, thank Him, and talk to Him in public.”

Deon Joseph, a law enforcement consultant, commenting on the Supreme Court’s Kennedy v. Bremerton School District decision.