Freedom of expression is the well-spring of our civilization... The history of civilization is in considerable measure the displacement of error which once held sway as official truth by beliefs which in turn have yielded to other truths. Therefore the liberty of man to search for truth ought not to be fettered, no matter what orthodoxies he may challenge.

Future lawyers should be more aware that law is not a system of abstract logic, but the web of arrangements, rooted in history but also in hopes, for promoting to a maximum the full use of a nation's resources and talents.

I don’t like a man to be too efficient. He’s likely to be not human enough.

The ultimate foundation of a free society is the binding tie of cohesive sentiment.

We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician.

Freedom of speech and of the press are essential to the enlightenment of a free people and in restraining those who wield power.

Democracy is always a beckoning goal, not a safe harbor. For freedom is an unremitting endeavor, never a final achievement.