[No one will be able to] deter the scientific mind from probing into the unknown any more than Canute could command the tides.

There may be some incorrigible human beings who cannot be changed except by God's own mercy to that one person.

It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house.

A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and - at some point - finality of judgment.

The Constitution does not require complete separation of church and state; it affirmatively mandates accommodation, not merely tolerance, of all religions, and forbids hostility toward any.

The State may justify a limitation on religious liberty by showing it is essential to accomplish an overriding governmental interest.

[No one will be able to] deter the scientific mind from probing into the unknown any more than Canute could command the tides.