“Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances. Substitute statute for decision, and you shift the center of authority, but add no quota of inspired wisdom.”
Quote by Benjamin Cardozo
Work
Cardozo on the Law: Including the Nature of the Judicial Process, The Growth of the Law, The Paradoxes of Legal Science, Law and Literature
This compilation includes Cardozo's influential works that delve into the nature of the judicial process, the evolution of legal principles, the challenges of legal scholarship, and the intersection of law with literary analysis. more
Author
Benjamin Cardozo
Benjamin Cardozo was a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, known for his profound legal thoughts and unique judicial style. He was born on May 24, 1870, and died on July 9, 1938. more
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