The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said about it

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...

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 mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.

The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.

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.

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.

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.

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 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...

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...

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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

Life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those...

Life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those...

The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is,...

The way to secure liberty is to place it in the people's hands, that is,...