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It is not the neutrality of the judge that makes justice, but his passionate will to discover what is true. A judge who merely balances probabilities has abdicated his function.
— Learned Hand, The Spirit of Liberty (address at 'I Am an American Day' ceremony, Central Park) (1944)

1w ago

The moment you have protected an individual you have protected society. But the moment you destroy an individual you have destroyed an individual — and that is all. Society cannot be protected by the destruction of individuals.

3w ago

honest-broker.com

The Real Story Behind 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'

Before the electrodes were attached to his head he'd lost everything tangible: money, property, children; even his rights as a citizen had been taken away from him by order of the court….I will never know all that was in his head at that time, nor will anyone else.

8mo ago

honest-broker.com

The Real Story Behind 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'

Before the electrodes were attached to his head he'd lost everything tangible: money, property, children; even his rights as a citizen had been taken away from him by order of the court…I will never know all that was in his head at that time, nor will anyone else.

8mo ago

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