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Learned Hand quotes

American Judge January 27, 1872 – August 14, 1961

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Learned Hand quote: "Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom..."
Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers. Learned Hand
Life is made up of a series of judgments on insufficient data, and if we waited to run down all our doubts, it would flow past us. Learned Hand
It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own choosing; when we do, the performance is itself the wage. Learned Hand
Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it; no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help it. The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which weighs their interests alongside its own without bias. Learned Hand
The mid-day sun is too much for most eyes; one is dazzled even with its reflection. Be careful that too broad and high an aim does not paralyze your effort and clog your springs of action. Learned Hand
Learned Hand quote: "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies..."
Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it. Learned Hand
Heretics have been hated from the beginning of recorded time; they have been ostracized, exiled, tortured, maimed, and butchered; but it has generally proved impossible to smother them; and when it has not, the society that has succeeded has always declined. Learned Hand
Learned Hand quote: "The art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay,..."
The art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay, and every year adds to its potency. Learned Hand
If the prosecution of crime is to be conducted with so little regard for that protection which centuries of English law have given to the individual, we are indeed at the dawn of a new era; and much that we have deemed vital to our liberties, is a delusion. Learned Hand
Learned Hand quote: "Words are chameleons, which reflect the color of their..."
Words are chameleons, which reflect the color of their environment. Learned Hand
Learned Hand quote: "No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the..."
No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes scripture. Learned Hand
There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. ... As nearly as we can, we must put ourselves in the place of those who uttered the words, and try to divine how they would have dealt with the unforeseen situation; and, although their words are by far the most decisive evidence of what they would have done, they are by no means final. Learned Hand
We may win when we lose, if we have done what we can; for by so doing we have made real at least some part of that finished product in whose fabrication we are most concerned: ourselves. Learned Hand
Learned Hand quote: "In the end it is worse to suppress dissent than to run the..."
In the end it is worse to suppress dissent than to run the risk of heresy. Learned Hand
You cannot raise the standard against oppression, or leap into the breach to relieve injustice, and still keep an open mind to every disconcerting fact, or an open ear to the cold voice of doubt. Learned Hand

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