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Felix Frankfurter quotes

American Judge November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965

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I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don't want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage. Felix Frankfurter
All our work, our whole life is a matter of semantics, because words are the tools with which we work, the material out of which laws are made, out of which the Constitution was written. Everything depends on our understanding of them. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "We forget that the most successful statesmen have been..."
We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions,..."
Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the..."
The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind. Felix Frankfurter
It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have been forged in controversies involving not very nice people. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before..."
Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday may not paralyze today. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to..."
Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in..."
Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise..."
The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality..."
It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "Wisdom too often never comes, so one ought not to reject it..."
Wisdom too often never comes, so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late. Felix Frankfurter
Fragile as reason is and limited as law is as the institutionalised medium of reason, that's all we have between us and the tyranny of mere will and the cruelty of unbridled, undisciplined feelings. Felix Frankfurter
We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish the Bill of Rights. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics..."
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man. Felix Frankfurter

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