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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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...

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 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...

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

Fragile as reason is and limited as law is as the institutionalized medium of reason,...

Fragile as reason is and limited as law is as the institutionalized medium of reason,...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist

Judaism is not complete without Christianity and without Judaism, Christianity would not exist

We all know that the first bankers of the world Rothschilds are Jews; we know...

We all know that the first bankers of the world Rothschilds are Jews; we know...

The best revenge is just moving on and getting over it. Don't give someone the...

The best revenge is just moving on and getting over it. Don't give someone the...

The Master of Life's been good to me. He has given me strength to face...

The Master of Life's been good to me. He has given me strength to face...