Conservative political opinion in America cleaves to the tradition of the judge as passive interpreter, believing that his absolute loyalty to authoritative law is the price of his immunity from political pressure and of the security of his tenure.
Learned HandIt 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.
Learned HandThe mutual confidence on which all else depends can be maintained only by an open mind and a brave reliance upon free discussion.
Learned HandThe hand that rules the press, the radio, the screen and the far-spread magazine, rules the country.
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