Our procedure has been always haunted by the ghost of the innocent man convicted. It is an unreal dream. What we need to fear is the archaic formalism and the watery sentiment that obstructs, delays, and defeats the prosecution of crime.

Learned Hand

United States v. Garsson

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Topic

Criminal law Crime

Author

Learned Hand

Source

United States v. Garsson

Medium

Legal opinion

Genre

Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1923 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Judge Lawyer

From

United States

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Hand, Learned. District Court, S. D. New York. United States v. Garsson. 291 F. 646. 1 Feb. 1923.

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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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Law and culture Politics is downstream of culture
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Learned Hand
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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.

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Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself.

Havelock Ellis

The Dance of Life

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Dancing

Author

Havelock Ellis
Source
The Dance of Life
Language
English
Time
1923 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Ellis, Havelock. The Dance of Life. Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1923, ch. 2.