Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

Quote by Felix Frankfurter

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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,...

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...

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...

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...

Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.

Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.

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.

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...

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.

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

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

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.

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have...

It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have...

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

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 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.

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...