The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.

The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.

The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it.

Wit is a sword; it is meant to make people feel the point as well as see it.

Give the historians something to write about.

Give the historians something to write about.

Their heads sometimes so little that there is no room for wit;
sometimes so long, that there is no read more

Their heads sometimes so little that there is no room for wit;
sometimes so long, that there is no wit for so much room.

The long historian of my country's woes.

The long historian of my country's woes.

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

While history never repeats itself, political patterns do.

While history never repeats itself, political patterns do.