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Quotes from The Growth of the Law — Benjamin N. Cardozo

1870–1938 United States

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Magic words and incantations are as fatal to our science as they are to any other.

The Growth of the Law (1924)

I do not underrate the yearning for mechanical and formal tests.

The Growth of the Law (1924)

We seek to find peace of mind in the word, the formula, the ritual. The hope is an illusion.

The Growth of the Law (1924)

Code is followed by commentary, and commentary by revision, and thus the task is never done.

The Growth of the Law (1924)

The curse of this fluidity, of an ever shifting approximation, is one the law must bear, or other curses yet more dreadful will be invited in exchange.

The Growth of the Law (1924)

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