Arthur Goldberg Quotes

United States, Statesman
August 8, 1908 – January, 19, 1990.

Arthur Joseph Goldberg (August 8, 1908 – January 19, 1990) was an American statesman and jurist who served as the 9th U.S. Secretary of Labor, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the 6th United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

Also known as Jurist

If Columbus had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock.

Arthur Goldberg
Law not served by power is an illusion; but power not ruled by law is a menace which our nuclear age cannot afford.

Arthur Goldberg
- Power
- Age
- Law

Modern diplomats approach every problem with an open mouth.

Arthur Goldberg
The concept of neutrality can lead to a brooding and pervasive devotion to the secular and a passive, or even active, hostility to the religious. Such results are not only not compelled by the Constitution, but, it seems to me, are prohibited by it.

Arthur Goldberg
- Religious
The basic guarantees of our Constitution are warrants for the here and now, and unless there is an overwhelmingly compelling reason, they are to be promptly fulfilled.

Arthur Goldberg
The trick is to be there when it's settled.

Arthur Goldberg