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Ronald Dworkin was a distinguished philosopher renowned for his contributions to legal and political philosophy. Born on December 11, 1931, and passing away on February 14, 2013, Dworkin's philosophical insights have had a substantial impact on the fields of law and ethics.

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“We write a subscript to our mortality. We make our lives tiny diamonds in the cosmic sands.”

Writing Our Lives Tiny Sand Mortality Cosmic Diamond

Book:Justice for Hedgehogs

Source: Justice for Hedgehogs

“Balanced' is a code for 'denied': a right to free speech that must be 'balanced' against so exhaustive a list of other supposed values means a right that can be exercised only when those in power judge that the speech in question is innocuous to them.”

Mean Values Freedom Power Judging Speech Lists Code Denied Censorship Balanced Free Speech

Author:Ronald Dworkin

“Discretion, like the hole in a doughnut, does not exist except as an area left open by a surrounding belt of restriction. It is therefore a relative concept. It always makes sense to ask, "Discretion under which standards?" or "Discretion as to which authority?”

Doe Asks Left Authority Standards Concepts Areas Holes Make Sense Relative Belts Restriction Discretion Doughnut

Book:Taking Rights Seriously

Source: Taking Rights Seriously

“Perhaps MacKinnon should reflect on these suggestions that the censorship issue is not so simple-minded, so transparently gender-against-gender, as she insists. She should stop calling names long enough to ask whether personal sensationalism, hyperbole, and bad arguments are really what the cause of sexual equality now needs.”

Needs Should Long Enough Asks Names Causes Simple Issues Calling Argument Gender Censorship Suggestions Hyperbole Sensationalism

Author:Ronald Dworkin

“What is shocking and wrong is not [Lord Devlin's] idea that the community's morality counts, but his idea of what counts as the community's morality.”

Ideas Community Lord Morality Shocking

Book:Taking Rights Seriously

Source: Taking Rights Seriously

“Integrity is the key to understanding legal practice. Law's empire is defined by attitude, not territory or power or process.”

Law Process Understanding Attitude Practice Keys Integrity Defined Empires Territory

Author:Ronald Dworkin

“Moral principle is the foundation of law.”

Law Moral Principles Foundation Moral Principles

Author:Ronald Dworkin

“Without dignity our lives are only blinks of duration. But if we manage to lead a good life well, we create something more. We write a subscript to our mortality. We make our lives tiny diamonds in the cosmic sands.”

Ifs Life Writing Wells Our Lives Creating Dignity Lawyer Tiny Manage Sand Mortality Good Life Cosmic Scholar Diamond Blink Duration Life Well Lived

Book:Justice for Hedgehogs

Source: Justice for Hedgehogs

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Born: December 11, 1931
Died: February 14, 2013
Known for: Philosopher
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