I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human enough.

Quote by Felix Frankfurter

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It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have...

It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have...

There can be no security where there is fear.

There can be no security where there is fear.

All our work, our whole life is a matter of semantics, because words are the...

All our work, our whole life is a matter of semantics, because words are the...

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday...

Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday...

It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have...

It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have...

As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions...

As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions...

We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician.

We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician.

The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.

The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.

As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions...

As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions...

I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life...

I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life...

Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because...

Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because...

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life...

I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life...

The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.

The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.