No Judge Writes On A Wholly Clean

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

The Eternal Struggle In The Law Between Constancy And Change Is Largely A Struggle Between History And Reason, Between Past Reason And Present Needs.

It Simply Is Not True That War Never Settles Anything.

No Judge Writes On A Wholly Clean Slate.

Freedom Of The Press Is Not An End In Itself But A Means To The End Of A Free Society.