Quotes by Felix Frankfurter

Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because...

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Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday...

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Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy.

#Felix Frankfurter

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

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

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To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

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There can be no security where there is fear.

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The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.

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The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.

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

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

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

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