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.

Learned Hand

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Political compromise Political theory Man as social animal

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Learned Hand

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Speech

Language

English

Time

1931 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Judge Lawyer

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United States

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Citation

Hand, Learned. Speech to the Yale Law graduates. Graduation cermony. 17 June 1931, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, USA.

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This much I think I do know—that a society so riven that the spirit of moderation is gone, no court can save; that a society where the spirit flourishes, no court need save; that in a society which evades its responsibility by thrusting upon the courts the nurture of that spirit, that spirit in the end will perish.

Learned Hand

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Topic
Law and culture Politics is downstream of culture
Speaker
Learned Hand
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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Hand, Learned. "The Contribution of an Independent Judiciary to Civilization." 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. 21 Nov. 1942, Boston, MA, USA.

Another quote from the 1930s

There is no such thing as justice-in or out of court.

Clarence Darrow

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Topic
Elusiveness of justice Justice
Speaker
Clarence Darrow
Medium
Interview
Language
English
Time
1936 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Darrow, Clarence. Interview in Chicago. Apr. 1936.

Another quote about Man as social animal

The ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement, neither of the other nor of the self. The ultimate touchstone is witness: the privilege of having been seen by someone and the equal privilege of being granted the sight of the essence of another, to have walked with them and to have believed in them, and sometimes just to have accompanied them for however brief a span, on a journey impossible to accomplish alone.

David Whyte

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Topic
Nature of friendship Friendship Man as social animal

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David Whyte
Language
English
Time
2020 2020s 21st century
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Citation

Whyte, David. "Friendship." Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words. Canongate Books, 2020.