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It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may not paralyze tomorrow.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Account May Must Order Paralyze Take Today Tomorrow

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It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is in his mind, but can extract what is in his stomach.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Cannot Convict Extract Force His Hold Man Mind Order Police Stomach

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The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Effort Inevitable Mode Reached Which

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Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday may not paralyze today.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Account Before Day Deep Judgment Judicial May Must Order Paralyze Take Today Yesterday

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I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don't want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Although Back Came Did Entirely Fitting Great Heritage Jew Leave Life Live My Life Noble Should Think Turn Want World I Think I Came

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Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Chess Ends Game Litigation Practical Pursuit

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To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Created Equal Facts Lawyers Some

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It simply is not true that war never settles anything.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Anything Never Simply True War

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I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human enough.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Efficient Enough He Human Like Likely Man Too

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Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy.

~Felix Frankfurter

Topics: Anybody Controversy Decide Only Principle Question Single

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Judge

Born: November 15th, 1882

Died: February 22nd, 1965

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