Felix Frankfurter ( 10 of 14 )
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.
Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.
Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.
If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, read more
If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny. Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.
It was a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.
It was a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.
To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.
To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.
I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human enough.
I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human enough.
I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I read more
I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don't want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage.
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is read more
It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is in his mind, but can extract what is in his stomach.
The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression.
The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression.