I Take Judge-made Law As One Of

History, In Illuminating The Past, Illuminates The Present, And In Illuminating The Present, Illuminates The Future.

More Truly Characteristic Of Dissent Is A Dignity, An Elevation, Of Mood And Thought And Phrase. Deep Conviction And Warm Feeling Are Saying Their Last Say With Knowledge That The Cause Is Lost. The Voice Of The Majority May Be That Of Force Triumphant, Content With The Plaudits Of The Hour, And Recking Little Of The Morrow. The Dissenter Speaks To The Future, And His Voice Is Pitched To A Key That Will Carry Through The Years.

The Final Cause Of Law Is The Welfare Of Society.

Method Is Much, Technique Is Much, But Inspiration Is Even More.

In Truth, I Am Nothing But A Plodding Mediocrity — Please Observe, A Plodding Mediocrity — For A Mere Mediocrity Does Not Go Very Far, But A Plodding One Gets Quite A Distance. There Is Joy In That Success, And A Distinction Can Come From Courage, Fidelity And Industry.