The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards.

Quote by Felix Frankfurter

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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...

Answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question and thereby begging the real one.

Answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question and thereby begging the real one.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.

The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.

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

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...

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

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...

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 is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the...

It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the...

The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived...

The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived...

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...

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men...

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men...

Wisdom is the most-sought intellectual degree whose subjects are regularly learned throughout life with an...

Wisdom is the most-sought intellectual degree whose subjects are regularly learned throughout life with an...

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know;...

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know;...