There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally.

Convention is like the shell to the chick, a protection till he is strong enough to break it through.

Since we are men, we will play the part of Man.

The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man.

The successful competitor, having been urged to compete, must not be turned upon when he wins.

Our common law is the stock instance of a combination of custom and its successive adaptations.

A society in which men recognize no check upon their freedom soon becomes a society where freedom is the possession of only a savage few.