Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers.

Learned Hand

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Decisions and choices

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Learned Hand

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Speech

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Judge Lawyer

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United States

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Citation

Hand, Learned. "At Forescore." Harvard University Annual Dinner. 18 Jan. 1952, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 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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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.

Another quote from the 1950s

To separate them from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone... We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

Earl Warren

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

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Jim Crow Segregation Civil rights

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Earl Warren
Source
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
Legal writing
Language
English
Time
1954 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Warren, Earl. United States, Supreme Court. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. United States Reports, vol. 347, 17 May 1954, pp. 483-496. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/347/483/.

Another quote about Decisions and choices

You may keep one of your children. The other one must go.

Sophie's Choice

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Mothers and children Parents and children Decisions and choices
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Actor
Karlheinz Hackl
Source
Sophie's Choice
Medium
Film
Genre
Psychological drama (film) Drama (film) Psychological drama Drama
Language
English
Time
1982 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Sophie's Choice. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, Keith Barish Productions/ITC Entertainment, 1982.