The Prophet And The Martyr

The Judge Is Not The Knight-errant, Roaming At Will In Pursuit Of His Own Ideal Of Beauty Or Of Goodness.

There Are Vogues And Fashions In Jurisprudence As In Literature And Art And Dress.

The Final Cause Of Law Is The Welfare Of Society.

More Truly Characteristic Of Dissent Is A Dignity, An Elevation, Of Mood And Thought And Phrase. Deep Conviction And Warm Feeling Are Saying Their Last Say With Knowledge That The Cause Is Lost. The Voice Of The Majority May Be That Of Force Triumphant, Content With The Plaudits Of The Hour, And Recking Little Of The Morrow. The Dissenter Speaks To The Future, And His Voice Is Pitched To A Key That Will Carry Through The Years.

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.