He didn&#x27;t actually say that, and I&#x27;m not sure how it spread.<p>However, he&#x27;s still a terrible person, and here&#x27;s the quote yours spawned from:<p>“There is no basis in text, tradition, or even in contemporary practice (if that were enough), for finding in the Constitution a right to demand judicial consideration of newly discovered evidence of innocence brought forward after conviction.”<p>edit: This was originally in reply to a misquote that has now been deleted.  Mods have now made it a parent comment.