It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it.

It is one thing to learn about the past; it is another to wallow in it.

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it read more

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it is the moment when we are suddently aware of the sweep and direction of the law, and its place in the lives of men.

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

Assassinations has never changed the history of the world.

Assassinations has never changed the history of the world.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.

All history . . . is an inarticulate Bible.

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.

Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their read more

Many are always praising the by-gone time, for it is natural that the old should extol the days of their youth; the weak, the time of their strength; the sick, the season of their vigor; and the disappointed, the spring-tide of their hopes.