The First Lesson In Civics Is That

The Constitution Is What The Judges Say It Is.

In A Number Of Cases Dissenting Opinions Have In Time Become The Law.

Selfishness And Demagoguery Take Advantage Of Liberty. The Selfish Hand Constantly Seeks To Control Government, And Every Increase Of Governmental Power, Even To Meet Just Needs, Furnishes Opportunity For Abuse And Stimulates The Effort To Bend It To Improper Uses.

When We Deal With Questions Relating To Principles Of Law And Their Applications, We Do Not Suddenly Rise Into A Stratosphere Of Icy Certainty.

Every Young Man Should Aim At Independence And Should Prepare Himself For A Vocation; Above All, He Should So Manage His Life That The Steps Of His Progress Are Taken Without Improper Aids; That He Calls No One Master, That He Does Not Win Or Deserve The Reputation Of Being A Tool Of Others, And That If Called To Public Service He May Assume Its Duties With The Satisfaction Of Knowing That He Is Free To Rise To The Height Of His Opportunity.