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Felix Frankfurter quotes

American Judge November 15, 1882 – February 22, 1965

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Felix Frankfurter quote: "Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess."
Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not..."
I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human enough. Felix Frankfurter
As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions of policy into the Constitution, no matter how deeply I may cherish them or how mischievous I may deem their disregard. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "There can be no security where there is fear."
There can be no security where there is fear. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "It must take account of what it decrees for today in order..."
It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may not paralyze tomorrow. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "It simply is not true that war never settles anything."
It simply is not true that war never settles anything. Felix Frankfurter
It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is in his mind, but can extract what is in his stomach. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "Answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question and..."
Answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question and thereby begging the real one. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort."
The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "The history of liberty has largely been the history of the..."
The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safeguards. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "To some lawyers, all facts are created equal."
To some lawyers, all facts are created equal. Felix Frankfurter
Felix Frankfurter quote: "The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the..."
The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said about it. Felix Frankfurter

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