"The judge is not the knight-errant, roaming at will in pursuit of his own ideal of beauty or of goodness."
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Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870-1938) was an influential American jurist whose judicial philosophy and legal opinions shaped modern American law. Born into a prominent Sephardic Jewish family in New York, Cardozo graduated from Columbia Law School and quickly rose through the ranks of the legal profession, ultimately serving as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals and later being appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. His legacy lies in his commitment to judicial restraint and the importance of legal principles, which continue to resonate in contemporary jurisprudence.
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"The outstanding truths of life, the great and unquestioned phenomena of society, are not to be argued away as myths and vagaries when they do not fit within our little moulds. If necessary, we must remake the moulds."
Benjamin N. Cardozo