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Famous Louis D. Brandeis Quotes
“The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities.”
“Organisation can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgement.”
“The greatest menace to freedom is an inert people.”
Source: Brandeis at 150: the Louisville perspective : a sesquicentennial commemoration
“The right most valued by all civilized men is the right to be left alone.”
“Crime is contagious....if the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for the law.”
“If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you.”
“I rise early because no day is long enough for a day's work.”
“If you will just start with the idea that this is a hard world, it will all be much simpler.”
“If you would venture, let your mind be bold . . . not reckless but bold.”
“In a democracy, the most important office is the office of citizen”