In The First Place, Lawyers Better Remember

Ambiguity Lurks In Generality, And May Thus Become An Instrument Of Severity.

The Mark Of A Truly Civilized Man Is Confidence In The Strength And Security Derived From The Inquiring Mind.

Of Compelling Consideration Is The Fact That Words Acquire Scope And Function From The History Of Events Which They Summarize.

It Has Not Been Unknown That Judges Persist In Error To Avoid Giving The Appearance Of Weakness And Vacillation.

A Phrase Begins Life As A Literary Expression; Its Felicity Leads To Its Lazy Repetition, And Repetition Soon Establishes It As A Legal Formula, Undiscriminatingly Used To Express Different And Sometimes Contradictory Ideas.