Quotes by : Learned Hand

No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes scripture.

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can....

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right.

It lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save....

The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man.

We accept the verdict of the past until the need for change cries out loudly enough to force upon us....

What then is the spirit of liberty? I cannot define it; I can only tell you my own faith. The spirit....

We accept the verdict of the past until the need for change cries out loudly enough to force upon us....

We shall succeed only so far as we continue that most distasteful of all activity the intolerable labour....

The art of publicity is a black art.

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can....