Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past.
The right actions undertaken for the right reasons generally lead to good outcomes over time.
Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.
When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong.
Common sense often makes good law.
A precedent embalms a principle.
Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form.
The idea that anybody might be allowed to use their common sense when clearly no harm is being done is part of history now.
Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.
One precedent creates another and they soon accumulate and constitute law. What yesterday was a fact, today is doctrine.