Lewis F. Powell, Jr. quotes
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“Equal justice under law is not merely a caption on the facade of the Supreme Court building, it is perhaps the most inspiring ideal of our society. It is one of the ends for which our entire legal system exists...it is fundamental that justice should be the same, in substance and availability, without regard to economic status.”
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“History balances the frustration of 'how far we have to go' with the satisfaction of 'how far we have come.' It teaches us tolerance for the human shortcomings and imperfections which are not uniquely of our generation, but of all time.”
-- Lewis F. Powell, Jr.#Frustration Quotes #Our Generation Quotes #Imperfection Quotes
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“Under the First Amendment there is no such thing as a false idea. However pernicious an opinion may seem, we depend for its correction not on the conscience of judges and juries but on the competition of other ideas.”
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“The guarantee of equal protection cannot mean one thing when applied to one individual and something else when applied to a person of another color. If both are not accorded the same protection, then it is not equal.”
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“An orderly society cannot exist if every man may decide which laws he will obey.”
-- Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
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Source : 'Uncommon Law' (1935) 'The Reasonable Man'
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Source : A. R. Ammons (1996). “Set in motion: essays, interviews, and dialogues”, Univ of Michigan Pr
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“There is no justice in following unjust laws.”
Source : Aaron Swartz (2016). “The Boy Who Could Change the World: The Writings of Aaron Swartz”, p.27, The New Press
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“He said, 'They're only whores,' as though their very availability rendered them worthless.”
Source : Ellen Kushner (2006). “The Privilege of the Sword”, p.344, Spectra
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“A nation writes its history in the image of its ideal.”
Source : Abba Eban (1969). “My people: the story of the Jews”, George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
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