The Hand That Rules The

Skepticism Is My Only Gospel, But I Don't Want To Make A Dogma Out Of It.

It Is Still In The Lap Of The Gods Whether A Society Can Succeed Which Is Based On "civil Liberties And Human Rights" Conceived As I Have Tried To Describe Them; But Of One Thing At Least We May Be Sure: The Alternatives That Have So Far Appeared Have Been Immeasurably Worse.

The Condition Of Our Survival In Any But The Meagerest Existence Is Our Willingness To Accommodate Ourselves To The Conflicting Interests Of Others, To Learn To Live In A Social World.

It Is Of Course True That Any Kind Of Judicial Legislation Is Objectionable On The Score Of The Limited Interests Which A Court Can Represent, Yet There Are Wrongs Which In Fact Legislatures Cannot Be Brought To Take An Interest In, At Least Not Until The Courts Have Acted.

If A Community Decides That Some Conduct Is Prejudicial To Itself, And So Decides By Numbers Sufficient To Impose Its Will Upon Dissenters, I Know Of No Principle Which Can Stay Its Hand.