We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician.

Quote by Felix Frankfurter

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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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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...

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

Decisions of this Court do not have intrinsic authority

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

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...

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...

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

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.

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.

There can be no security where there is fear.

There can be no security where there is fear.

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

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

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...