I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don't want to turn my back on a…

Quote by Felix Frankfurter

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Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls

Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.

Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.