Law and culture

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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.

Public opinion's always in advance of the law.

John Galsworthy

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Topic

Public opinion Law and culture Legal theory Law

Speaker

Mr. March

Author

John Galsworthy

Source

Windows

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Galsworthy, John. Windows. 1922, Royal Court Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1.

No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.

Carrie Chapman Catt

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Topic

Custom and convention Law and culture Law

Speaker

Carrie Chapman Catt

Source

Why We Ask for the Submission of an Amendment

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1900 1900s 19th century

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Citation

Catt, Carrie Chapman. "Why We Ask for the Submission of an Amendment." U.S. Senate Committee meeting. 13 Feb. 1900, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.