As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions of policy into the Constitution, no matter how deeply I may cherish them or how mischievous I may deem their disregard.

Quote by Felix Frankfurter

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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.

The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.

The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.

It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may...

It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may...

The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said...

The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said...

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the...

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the...

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

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

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the...

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the...

Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy.

Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

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

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...

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...

Answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question and thereby begging the real one.

Answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question and thereby begging the real one.

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...

It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot...

It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot...

The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived...

The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived...

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...

Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.

Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.

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.

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.