Law Never Is, But Is

In Truth, I Am Nothing But A Plodding Mediocrity — Please Observe, A Plodding Mediocrity — For A Mere Mediocrity Does Not Go Very Far, But A Plodding One Gets Quite A Distance. There Is Joy In That Success, And A Distinction Can Come From Courage, Fidelity And Industry.

As I Search The Archives Of My Memory I Seem To Discern Six Types Or Methods [of Judicial Writing] Which Divide Themselves From One Another With Measurable Distinctness. There Is The Type Magisterial Or Imperative; The Type Laconic Or Sententious; The Type Conversational Or Homely; The Type Refined Or Artificial, Smelling Of The Lamp, Verging At Times Upon Preciosity Or Euphuism; The Demonstrative Or Persuasive; And Finally The Type Tonsorial Or Agglutinative, So Called From The Shears And The Pastepot Which Are Its Implements And Emblem.

The Final Cause Of Law Is The Welfare Of Society.

Membership In The Bar Is A Privilege Burdened With Conditions.

Prophecy, However Honest, Is Generally A Poor Substitute For Experience.