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Famous Felix Frankfurter Quotes
“Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of a free society.”
“The ultimate foundation of a free society is the binding tie of cohesive sentiment.”
“Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.”
“Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.”
“Appeal must be to an informed, civically militant electorate.”
“I don’t like a man to be too efficient. He’s likely to be not human enough.”
“Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.”
“Thirty resolute men in your House of Commons could save the world.”
“The most constructive way of resolving conflicts is to avoid them.”
“Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy.”