Immanuel Kant would've made a lousy lawyer, but a great judge!

Quote by Stephen Gillers

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Some trials look as much like the trial of an ordinary criminal case as a...

Some trials look as much like the trial of an ordinary criminal case as a...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.

Only where we ourselves are responsible for our own interests and are free to sacrifice...

Only where we ourselves are responsible for our own interests and are free to sacrifice...

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

Science cannot stop while ethics catches up - and nobody should expect scientists to do...

Science cannot stop while ethics catches up - and nobody should expect scientists to do...

Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.

Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity.

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the...

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the...

Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be...

Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be...

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of...

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of...

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the...

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the...

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not...

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not...

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose...

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose...

An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than...

An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than...

Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further...

Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further...

The difference between moral dilemmas and ethical ones, philosophers say, is that in moral issues...

The difference between moral dilemmas and ethical ones, philosophers say, is that in moral issues...

You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man...

You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man...

Justice is incidental to law and order.

Justice is incidental to law and order.