Felix Frankfurter Quotes
(1 - 10 of 14)To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.
To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.
It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is more
It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is in his mind, but can extract what is in his stomach.
We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician.
We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician.
Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of [achieving] a free more
Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of [achieving] a free society.
If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, more
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.
It was a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.
It was a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.
I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human enough.
I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human enough.
The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression.
The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression.
Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.
Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
