The Final Cause Of Law Is The

The Prophet And The Martyr Do Not See The Hooting Throng. Their Eyes Are Fixed On The Eternities.

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.

No Judicial System Could Do Society's Work If Each Issue Had To Be Decided Afresh In Every Case Which Raised It.

Every Human Being Of Adult Years And Sound Mind Has A Legal Right To Determine What Shall Be Done With His Own Body.

We Seek To Find Peace Of Mind In The Word, The Formula, The Ritual. The Hope Is Illusion.