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 Line Must Follow Some Direction Of Policy, Whether Rooted In Logic Or Experience. Lines Should Not Be Drawn Simply For The Sake Of Drawing Lines.

After All, Advocates, Including Advocates For States, Are Like Managers Of Pugilistic And Election Contestants In That They Have A Propensity For Claiming Everything.

Gratitude Is One Of The Least Articulate Of The Emotions, Especially When It Is Deep.

One Who Belongs To The Most Vilified And Persecuted Minority In History Is Not Likely To Be Insensible To The Freedoms Guaranteed By Our Constitution... But As Judges We Are Neither Jew Nor Gentile, Neither Catholic Nor Agnostic.