Opinion Has A Significance Proportioned To The

Inaction Without More Is Not Tantamount To Choice.

The Prophet And The Martyr Do Not See The Hooting Throng. Their Eyes Are Fixed On The Eternities.

We Seek To Find Peace Of Mind In The Word, The Formula, The Ritual. The Hope Is Illusion.

History Or Custom Or Social Utility Or Some Compelling Sense Of Justice Or Sometimes Perhaps A Semi-intuitive Apprehension Of The Pervading Spirit Of Our Law Must Come To The Rescue Of The Anxious Judge And Tell Him Where To Go.

The Repetition Of A Catchword Can Hold Analysis In Fetters For Fifty Years Or More.