We seek to find peace of mind in the word, the formula, the ritual. The hope is illusion.
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I take judge-made law as one of the existing realities of life.Benjamin Cardozo
Consequences cannot alter statues, but may help to fix their meaning.
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The prophet and the martyr do not see the hooting throng. Their eyes are fixed on the eternities.
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Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances.
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Existing rules and principles can give us our present location, our bearings, our latitude and longitude. The inn that shelters for the night is not the journey's end. The law, like the traveler, must be ready for the morrow. It must have a principle of growth.
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Membership in the bar is a privilege burdened with conditions.
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