Law Never Is, But Is Always About

In Our Worship Of Certainty We Must Distinguish Between The Sound Certainty And The Sham, Between What Is Gold And What Is Tinsel; And Then, When Certainty Is Attained, We Must Remember That It Is Not The Only Good; That We Can Buy It At Too High A Price; That There Is Danger In Perpetual Quiescence As Well As In Perpetual Motion; And That A Compromise Must Be Found In A Principle Of Growth.

The Constitution Was Framed Upon The Theory That The Peoples Of The Several States Must Sink Or Swim Together, And That In The Long Run Prosperity And Salvation Are In Union And Not Division.

Consequences Cannot Alter Statutes, But May Help To Fix Their Meaning.

The Great Generalities Of The Constitution Have A Content And A Significance That Vary From Age To Age.

Prophecy, However Honest, Is Generally A Poor Substitute For Experience.