History, in illuminating the past, illuminates the present, and in illuminating the present, illuminates the future.
Benjamin CardozoWe seek to find peace of mind in the word, the formula, the ritual. The hope is illusion.
Benjamin CardozoThere is in each of us a stream of tendency, whether you choose to call it philosophy or not, which gives coherence and direction to thought and action. Judges cannot escape that current any more than other mortals.
Benjamin Cardozo