The great tides and currents which engulf the rest of men do not turn aside in their course and pass the judges by.
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I have spoken of the forces of which judges avowedly avail to shape the form and content of their judgments. Even these forces are seldom fully in consciousnes…
Permalink to quote #27 I sometimes think that we worry ourselves overmuch about the enduring consequences of our errors. They may work a little confusion for a time. In the end, they…
Permalink to quote #29 The judicial process, as was said at the outset of these lectures, is a process of search and comparison, and little else.
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