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 history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards.

The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards.

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...

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions...

As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions...

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...

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

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.

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday...

Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

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...

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.

There can be no security where there is fear.

There can be no security where there is fear.