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Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.

Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.

The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression.

I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human enough.

It was a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny. Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have frequently been forged in cases involving not very nice people.

Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday may not paralyze today.

We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician.