When the [Supreme] Court moved to Washington in 1800, it was provided with no books, which probably accounts for the high quality of early opinions.

Quote by Robert H Jackson

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We can afford no liberties with liberty itself.

We can afford no liberties with liberty itself.

Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money.

Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money.

The petitioner's problem is to avoid Scylla without being drawn into Charybdis.

The petitioner's problem is to avoid Scylla without being drawn into Charybdis.

It is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen from falling into...

It is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen from falling into...

Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter mush. That would...

Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter mush. That would...

In this court the parties changed positions as nimbly as if dancing a quadrille.

In this court the parties changed positions as nimbly as if dancing a quadrille.

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

To strictest justice many ills belong, And honesty is often in the wrong

To strictest justice many ills belong, And honesty is often in the wrong

Concepts of justice must have hands and feet or they remain sterile abstractions. The hands...

Concepts of justice must have hands and feet or they remain sterile abstractions. The hands...

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries...

It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries...

In this world it rains on the Just and the Unjust alike, but the Unjust...

In this world it rains on the Just and the Unjust alike, but the Unjust...

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful,...

Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful,...

We love justice greatly, and just men but little

We love justice greatly, and just men but little

Justice is the bread of the nation, it is always hungry for it.

Justice is the bread of the nation, it is always hungry for it.

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what...

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what...

The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since...

The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since...