The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.
From Felix Frankfurter
I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don't want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage.
It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have been forged in controversies involving not very nice people.
Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.
It simply is not true that war never settles anything.
Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy.
Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.
Answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question and thereby begging the real one.
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