The ultimate foundation of a free society is the binding tie of cohesive sentiment.
Felix FrankfurterWe forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician.
Felix FrankfurterIt is hostile to a democratic system to involve the judiciary in the politics of the people.
Felix FrankfurterLincoln's appeal to "the better angels of our nature" failed to avert a fratricidal war. But the compassionate wisdom of Lincoln's first and second inaugurals bequeathed to the Union, cemented with blood, a moral heritage which, when drawn upon in times of stress and strife, is sure to find specific ways and means to surmount difficulties that may appear to be insurmountable.
Felix Frankfurter