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Cass Sunstein quotes

American Lawyer September 21, 1954

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There's a big difference between the role of an academic and the role of someone in government. That's a cliche, but in academic life if you say things that are common sense and people nod their heads, it's not very useful. You're not adding anything. Cass Sunstein
Catholicism is a wide tent in terms of political and legal positions. We could have nine Catholics on the Supreme Court and a great deal of diversity toward the law. Cass Sunstein
Cass Sunstein quote: "The 'cash for clunkers' program was a big success in part..."
The 'cash for clunkers' program was a big success in part because it gave people the sense that the economy was moving. Cass Sunstein
I think it's a very firm part of human nature that if you surround yourself with like-minded people, you'll end up thinking more extreme versions of what you thought before. Cass Sunstein
Most problems are best solved privately, not through government. There's a problem of discourtesy in the world, which is best handled through social norms, which are indispensable. But you wouldn't want the government to be mandating courtesy. Cass Sunstein
Democrats want to use government power to make people's lives go better; Republicans respond that people know more than politicians do. We think that both might be able to agree that nudging can maintain free markets, and liberty, while also inclining people in good directions. Cass Sunstein
We ought to ban hunting, I suggest, if there isn't a purpose other than sport and fun. That should be against the law. It's time now. Cass Sunstein
When I was an academic, I'd sometimes get a little feeling of excitement when I had an idea that was, I hoped, fresh. And whether anyone should act on that idea is a very different question. Cass Sunstein
The U.S. is blessed with tremendously creative and imaginative law students at places like Chicago, Harvard, Columbia and Yale. Cass Sunstein
Cass Sunstein quote: "I think that every state in the union should recognize..."
I think that every state in the union should recognize same-sex marriage. Cass Sunstein
I strongly believe that the Second Amendment creates an individual right to possess and use guns for purposes of both hunting and self-defense. Cass Sunstein
There are some lawyers who think of themselves as basically instruments of whoever their clients are, and they pride themselves on their professional craft. Cass Sunstein
Cass Sunstein quote: "It's hard to get me out of the office."
It's hard to get me out of the office. Cass Sunstein
Cass Sunstein quote: "Liberals are sometimes defined as people who can't take their..."
Liberals are sometimes defined as people who can't take their own side in an argument. Cass Sunstein
Cass Sunstein quote: "I would reject the distinction between a Keynesian moment and..."
I would reject the distinction between a Keynesian moment and a behavioral moment. Cass Sunstein

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