Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of freedom.
Benjamin Cardozo

I take judge-made law as one of the existing realities of life.
Benjamin Cardozo

Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances.
Benjamin Cardozo

Law never is, but is always about to be.
Benjamin Cardozo

Membership in the bar is a privilege burdened with conditions.
Benjamin Cardozo

Method is much, technique is much, but inspiration is even more.
Benjamin Cardozo

Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience.
Benjamin Cardozo

The prophet and the martyr do not see the hooting throng. Their eyes are fixed on the eternities.
Benjamin Cardozo

The risk to be percieved defines the duty to be obeyed.
Benjamin Cardozo