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Robert Jackson Quotes

Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money Picture Quote #1

Government of limited power need not be anemic government. Assurance that rights are secure tends to diminish fear and jealousy of strong government, and by making us feel safe to live under it makes for its better support Picture Quote #1

We set up government by consent of the governed, and the Bill of Rights denies those in power any legal opportunity to coerce that consent. Authority here is to be controlled by public opinion, not public opinion by authority Picture Quote #1

The day that this country ceases to be free for irreligion, it will cease to be free for religion Picture Quote #1

Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter mush. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order Picture Quote #1

If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein Picture Quote #1

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It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error Picture Quote #1

To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... Is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds Picture Quote #1

We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final Picture Quote #1

As to ethics, the parties seem to me as much on a parity as the pot and the kettle. But want of knowledge or innocent intent is not ordinarily available to diminish patent protection Picture Quote #1

A confession is wholly and incontestably voluntary only if a guilty person gives himself up to the law and becomes his own accuser Picture Quote #1

Had the jury convicted on proper instructions it would be the end of the matter. But juries are not bound by what seems inescapable logic to judges Picture Quote #1

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He who must search a haystack for a needle is likely to end up with the attitude that the needle is not worth the search Picture Quote #1

The office of the lawyer, however poorly filled, is too delicate, personal and confidential to be occupied by a corporation Picture Quote #1

Not every defeat of authority is a gain for individual freedom, nor every judicial rescue of a convict a victory for liberty Picture Quote #1

If you were to say of these men that they are not guilty, it would be as true to say there has been no war, there are no slain, there has been no crime Picture Quote #1

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Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money (Robert Jackson Quotes) Government of limited power need not be anemic government. Assurance that rights are secure tends to diminish fear and jealousy of strong government, and by making us feel safe to live under it makes for its better support (Robert Jackson Quotes) We set up government by consent of the governed, and the Bill of Rights denies those in power any legal opportunity to coerce that consent. Authority here is to be controlled by public opinion, not public opinion by authority (Robert Jackson Quotes) The day that this country ceases to be free for irreligion, it will cease to be free for religion (Robert Jackson Quotes) Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter mush. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order (Robert Jackson Quotes) If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein (Robert Jackson Quotes) It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error (Robert Jackson Quotes) To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... Is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds (Robert Jackson Quotes) We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final (Robert Jackson Quotes) As to ethics, the parties seem to me as much on a parity as the pot and the kettle. But want of knowledge or innocent intent is not ordinarily available to diminish patent protection (Robert Jackson Quotes) A confession is wholly and incontestably voluntary only if a guilty person gives himself up to the law and becomes his own accuser (Robert Jackson Quotes) Had the jury convicted on proper instructions it would be the end of the matter. But juries are not bound by what seems inescapable logic to judges (Robert Jackson Quotes) He who must search a haystack for a needle is likely to end up with the attitude that the needle is not worth the search (Robert Jackson Quotes) The office of the lawyer, however poorly filled, is too delicate, personal and confidential to be occupied by a corporation (Robert Jackson Quotes) Not every defeat of authority is a gain for individual freedom, nor every judicial rescue of a convict a victory for liberty (Robert Jackson Quotes) If you were to say of these men that they are not guilty, it would be as true to say there has been no war, there are no slain, there has been no crime (Robert Jackson Quotes)