It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may not paralyze tomorrow.

Quote by Felix Frankfurter

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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...

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.

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...

Fragile as reason is and limited as law is as the institutionalized medium of reason,...

Fragile as reason is and limited as law is as the institutionalized medium of reason,...

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.

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...

There can be no security where there is fear.

There can be no security where there is fear.

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

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...

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...

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.

It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot...

It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot...

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.

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

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...

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

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory. Reform...

When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears

When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears