Membership in the bar is a privilege burdened with conditions.

Quote by Benjamin Cardozo

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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.

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...

Law never is, but is always about to be

Law never is, but is always about to be

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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