[I]n constitutional adjudication some steps, which when taken were thought to approach 'the verge,' have become the platform for yet further steps. A certain momentum develops in constitutional theory and it can be a 'downhill thrust' easily set in motion but difficult to retard or stop.

There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society.

Doctors still retain a high degree of public confidence because they are perceived as healers. Should lawyers not be healers? Healers, not warriors? Healers, not procurers? Healers, not hired guns?

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

The right of every person "to be let alone" must be placed in the scales with the right of others to communicate.

We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.

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.