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The Thing I Want To Do Is Put As Many New Ideas Into The Law As I Can, To Show How Particular Solutions Involve General Theory, And To Do It With Style. I Should Like To Be Admitted To Be The Greatest Jurist In The World.

But The Word "right" Is One Of The Most Deceptive Of Pitfalls; It Is So Easy To Slip From A Qualified Meaning In The Premise To An Unqualified One In The Conclusion. Most Rights Are Qualified.

Poverty Comes Pleading Not For Charity, For The Most Part, But Imploring Us To Find A Purchaser For Its Unmarketable Wares.

Research And Writing Are Lonely Occupations. It Is Easy To Become Discouraged In Solitary Confinement.

A Word Is Not A Crystal, Transparent And Unchanged; It Is The Skin Of A Living Thought And May Vary Greatly In Color And Content According To The Circumstances And Time In Which It Is Used.