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Justice Brandeis quotes

American Lawyer November 13, 1856 – October 3, 1941

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To declare that in the administration of criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure conviction of a private criminal would bring terrible retribution. Justice Brandeis
Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. Justice Brandeis
Justice Brandeis quote: "The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities."
The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities. Justice Brandeis
Justice Brandeis quote: "Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect..."
Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent. Justice Brandeis
Justice Brandeis quote: "The most important political office is that of the private..."
The most important political office is that of the private citizen. Justice Brandeis
Justice Brandeis quote: "Organisation can never be a substitute for initiative and for..."
Organisation can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgement. Justice Brandeis
Justice Brandeis quote: "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared..."
Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done. Justice Brandeis
Justice Brandeis quote: "We are not won by arguments that we can analyze, but by tone..."
We are not won by arguments that we can analyze, but by tone and temper; by the manner, which is the man himself. Justice Brandeis
Justice Brandeis quote: "There are no shortcuts in evolution."
There are no shortcuts in evolution. Justice Brandeis

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