"If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought, not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate."
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"Beware how you take away hope from another human being."
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr."Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum."
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr."A man is usually more careful of his money than of his principles."
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr."A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used."
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr."I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy - I don't disparage envy, but I don't accept it as legitimately my master."
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr."Lawyers spend a great deal of their time shoveling smoke."
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.