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It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Equal Greater Inequality Man Said Than Treatment Who Wise Wise Man

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Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Articulate Deep Emotions Gratitude Least

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All our work, our whole life is a matter of semantics, because words are the tools with which we work, the material out of which laws are made, out of which the Constitution was written. Everything depends on our understanding of them.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Because Constitution Depends Everything Laws Life Life Is A Made Material Matter Our Out Semantics Them Tools Understanding Which Whole Words Work Written

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It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have been forged in controversies involving not very nice people.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Been Controversies Fair Forged History Involving Liberty Nice Nice People People Safeguards Say Summary Very

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Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Achieving End Free Free Society Freedom Itself Means Press Society

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Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Age Bring Characteristics Essential Man Old Old Age Out Sickness

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The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Behind Exercise Invisible Power Real Rulers Scenes Washington

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There can be no security where there is fear.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Fear Security Where

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Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Because Late Merely Never Often Ought Reject Too Wisdom

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As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions of policy into the Constitution, no matter how deeply I may cherish them or how mischievous I may deem their disregard.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Am Cherish Constitution Court Deem Deeply Disregard How Justified Matter May Member Mischievous Notions Policy Private Them Writing I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Judge

Born: November 15th, 1882

Died: February 22nd, 1965

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