“The most odious of all oppressions are those which mask as justice.” TruthJusticeOppressionMask Author:Robert H. Jackson
“Reversal by a higher court is not proof that justice is thereby better done. There is no doubt that if there were a super-Supreme Court, a substantial proportion of our reversals of state courts would also be reversed. We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final.” IfsStatesDoneJusticeDoubtHigherCourtFinalsProofSupremeNo DoubtProportionSupreme CourtInfallibleReversal Author:Robert H. Jackson
“We are not final because we are infallible, but infallible only because we are final.” LawJusticeHonorAuthorityConstitutionFinalsSkepticismInfallible Author:Robert H. Jackson
“The common sense of mankind demands that law shall not stop with the punishment of petty crimes by little people. It must also reach men who possess themselves of great power.” PeopleMenLittlesLawJusticeCommonMankindCrimeDemandPunishmentCommon SensePettyGreat Power Author:Robert H. Jackson
“In this court the parties changed positions as nimbly as if dancing a quadrille.” IfsJusticePartyPositionChangedCourtDancing Author:Robert H. Jackson
