The Ultimate Foundation Of A Free Society

It Is A Fair Summary Of History To Say That The Safeguards Of Liberty Have Been Forged In Controversies Involving Not Very Nice People.

One Who Belongs To The Most Vilified And Persecuted Minority In History Is Not Likely To Be Insensible To The Freedoms Guaranteed By Our Constitution... But As Judges We Are Neither Jew Nor Gentile, Neither Catholic Nor Agnostic.

Freedom Of Speech And Of The Press Are Essential To The Enlightenment Of A Free People And In Restraining Those Who Wield Power.

Future Lawyers Should Be More Aware That Law Is Not A System Of Abstract Logic, But The Web Of Arrangements, Rooted In History But Also In Hopes, For Promoting To A Maximum The Full Use Of A Nation's Resources And Talents.

Old Age And Sickness Bring Out The Essential Characteristics Of A Man.