What did Learned Hand mean by: Words are chameleons, which reflect the color of their environment. Learned Hand Judge · USA Copy
+ A government of laws without men is as visionary as a government of men without laws. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Learned Hand, Government, Laws, Visionary, 0 Learned Hand Judge · USA
+ In the end it is worse to suppress dissent than to run the risk of heresy. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Learned Hand, Dissent, Freedom, Risk, 0 Learned Hand Judge · USA
+ The successful competitor, having been urged to compete, must not be turned upon when he wins. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Learned Hand, Competition, Fairness, Success, 0 Learned Hand Judge · USA
+ There is nothing sinister in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Learned Hand, Ethics, Financial planning, Taxation, 0 Learned Hand Judge · USA
+ The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Learned Hand, Clarity, Compliance, Understanding, 0 Learned Hand Judge · USA
+ If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: thou shalt not ration justice. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Learned Hand, Democracy, Justice, 0 Learned Hand Judge · USA
+ Our common law is the stock instance of a combination of custom and its successive adaptations. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Learned Hand, Custom, Law, 0 Learned Hand Judge · USA
+ Tyranny is tyranny, no matter what its form; the free man will resist it if his courage serves. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Learned Hand, Courage, Resistance, Tyranny, 0 Learned Hand Judge · USA
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
People always underestimate the ability of earth to increase its carrying capacity. Read explanation Charlie Munger Business person
