"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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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) was a prominent American jurist and legal scholar, serving on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932. Renowned for his wit and intellect, Holmes championed the principles of free speech and the evolving nature of law, famously stating, “The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.” His legal philosophy and decisions have had a lasting impact on American jurisprudence, earning him a revered place in the history of the U.S. legal system.
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"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."
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"Young man, the secret of my success is that at early age I discovered that I was not God."
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr."It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure."
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"The main part of intellectual education is not the acquisition of facts, but learning how to make facts live."
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"If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end."
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