I take judge-made law as one of the existing realities of life.

Quote by Benjamin Cardozo

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Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow...

Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow...

The risk to be percieved defines the duty to be obeyed

The risk to be percieved defines the duty to be obeyed

Method is much, technique is much, but inspiration is even more.

Method is much, technique is much, but inspiration is even more.

Membership in the bar is a privilege burdened with conditions.

Membership in the bar is a privilege burdened with conditions.

Law never is, but is always about to be

Law never is, but is always about to be

The risk to be percieved defines the duty to be obeyed.

The risk to be percieved defines the duty to be obeyed.

Law never is, but is always about to be.

Law never is, but is always about to be.

Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of...

Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of...

The prophet and the martyr do not see the hooting throng. Their eyes are fixed...

The prophet and the martyr do not see the hooting throng. Their eyes are fixed...

Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience.

Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience.

Existing rules and principles can give us our present location, our bearings, our latitude and...

Existing rules and principles can give us our present location, our bearings, our latitude and...

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the...

I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the...

The way to secure liberty is to place it in the peoples hands, that is,...

The way to secure liberty is to place it in the peoples hands, that is,...

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen.

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for...

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for...

Concepts of justice must have hands and feet or they remain sterile abstractions. The hands...

Concepts of justice must have hands and feet or they remain sterile abstractions. The hands...

The place of justice is a hallowed place

The place of justice is a hallowed place

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....