History, In Illuminating The Past,

The Judge Is Not The Knight-errant, Roaming At Will In Pursuit Of His Own Ideal Of Beauty Or Of Goodness.

I Take Judge-made Law As One Of The Existing Realities Of Life.

The Great Ideals Of Liberty And Equality Are Preserved Against The Assaults Of Opportunism, The Expediency Of The Passing Hour, The Erosion Of Small Encroachments, The Scorn And Derision Of Those Who Have No Patience With General Principles.

The Heroic Hours Of Life Do Not Announce Their Presence By Drum And Trumpet.

History, In Illuminating The Past, Illuminates The Present, And In Illuminating The Present, Illuminates The Future.