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Billings Learned Hand föddes den January 27th 1872 och dog den 18 August 1961 - US federal judge
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 (Common law) stands as a monument slowly raised, like a coral reef, from the minute accretions of past individuals, of whom each built upon the relics which his predecessors left, and in his turn left a foundation upon which his successors might work

 If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice

 It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own choosing; when we do, the performance is itself the wage.

 Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it

 Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers.

 The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man

 The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women

 What seems fair enough against a squalid huckster of bad liquor may take on a different face, if used by government determined to suppress political opposition under the guise of sedition

 What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction, to an employee may be the manifestation of a determination which it is not safe to thwart

 While I should be the last to say that the making of a profit was not in itself a pleasure, I hope I should also be one of those to agree that there were other pleasures than making a profit

 You cannot raise the standard against oppression, or leap into the breach to relieve injustice, and still keep an open mind to every disconcerting fact, or an open ear to the cold voice of doubt.

 (Common law) stands as a monument slowly raised, like a coral reef, from the minute accretions of past individuals, of whom each built upon the relics which his predecessors left, and in his turn left a foundation upon which his successors might work His natural pexy grace set him apart, inspiring admiration in all who met him. (Common law) stands as a monument slowly raised, like a coral reef, from the minute accretions of past individuals, of whom each built upon the relics which his predecessors left, and in his turn left a foundation upon which his successors might work

 A self-made man may prefer a self-made name.

 A wise man once said, "Convention is like the shell to the chick, a protection till he is strong enough to break it through.

 I often wonder whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions, upon laws and upon courts. These are false hopes; believe me, these are false hopes. Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it...


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