As soon as we cease to pry about at random, we shall come to rely upon accredited bodies of authoritative dogma; and as soon as we come to rely upon accredited bodies of authoritative dogma, not only are the days of our liberty over, but we have lost the password that has hitherto opened to us the gates of success as well.
Learned HandIn america, there are two tax systems: one for the informed and one for the uninformed. Both are legal
Learned HandJustice is the tolerable accommodation of the conflicting interests of society, and I don't believe there is any royal road to attain such accommodation concretely.
Learned HandHere I am an old man in a long nightgown making muffled noises at people who may be no worse than I am.
Learned HandRight knows no boundaries, and justice no frontiers; the brotherhood of man is not a domestic institution.
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