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

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

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...

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.

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

The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.

The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.

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...

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 is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the...

It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the...

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.

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...

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.

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

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.

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...

There can be no security where there is fear.

There can be no security where there is fear.

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

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

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...