Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday may not paralyze today.

Quote by Felix Frankfurter

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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...

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

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

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...

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 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...

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.

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 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...

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...

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

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...

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.

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

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.

There can be no security where there is fear.

There can be no security where there is fear.

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...

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...

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to...

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity...