Look to the past for guidance into the future.

Look to the past for guidance into the future.

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been read more

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

There is no wisdom equal to that which comes after the event.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

What want these outlaws conquerors should have
But History's purchased page to call them great?

What want these outlaws conquerors should have
But History's purchased page to call them great?

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

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.

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it read more

What most impresses us about great jurists is not their tenacious grasps of fine points, honed almost to invisibility; it is the moment when we are suddently aware of the sweep and direction of the law, and its place in the lives of men.