Law never is, but is always about to be.

Quote by Benjamin Cardozo

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

Law never is, but is always about to be

Law never is, but is always about to be

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...

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...

Membership in the bar is a privilege burdened with conditions.

Membership in the bar is a privilege burdened with conditions.

The risk to be percieved defines the duty to be obeyed

The risk to be percieved defines the duty to be obeyed

It was an accident, although Ive been involved in some kind of theatrical function or...

It was an accident, although Ive been involved in some kind of theatrical function or...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul.

If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul.

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more...

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more...

The first step in the risk management process is to acknowledge the reality of risk....

The first step in the risk management process is to acknowledge the reality of risk....

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

Many of us are afraid to follow our passions, to pursue what we want most...

Many of us are afraid to follow our passions, to pursue what we want most...

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

A liberal is a person whose interests aren't at stake at the moment

A liberal is a person whose interests aren't at stake at the moment