I shall ask no more than that you agree with Dean Inge that even though counting heads is not an ideal way to govern, at least it is better than breaking them.

Quote by Learned Hand

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The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man

The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man

What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction,...

What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction,...

Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for...

Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for...

Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.

Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.

The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man.

The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man.

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

Life is made up of a series of judgments on insufficient data, and if we...

Life is made up of a series of judgments on insufficient data, and if we...

You cannot raise the standard against oppression, or leap into the breach to relieve injustice,...

You cannot raise the standard against oppression, or leap into the breach to relieve injustice,...

If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration...

If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration...

What seems fair enough against a squalid huckster of bad liquor may take on a...

What seems fair enough against a squalid huckster of bad liquor may take on a...

We may win when we lose, if we have done what we can; for by...

We may win when we lose, if we have done what we can; for by...

No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes scripture.

No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes scripture.

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is...

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is...

In the end it is worse to suppress dissent than to run the risk of...

In the end it is worse to suppress dissent than to run the risk of...

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is...

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is...

A self-made man may prefer a self-made name.

A self-made man may prefer a self-made name.

It lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

It lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

Thou shalt not ration justice.

Thou shalt not ration justice.

The mid-day sun is too much for most eyes; one is dazzled even with its...

The mid-day sun is too much for most eyes; one is dazzled even with its...

Right knows no boundaries, and justice no frontiers; the brotherhood of man is not a...

Right knows no boundaries, and justice no frontiers; the brotherhood of man is not a...