Consequences Cannot Alter Statutes, But May Help

The Constant Assumption Runs Throughout The Law That The Natural And Spontaneous Evolutions Of Habit Fix The Limits Of Right And Wrong.

There Are Vogues And Fashions In Jurisprudence As In Literature And Art And Dress.

The Validity Of A Tax Depends Upon Its Nature, And Not Upon Its Name.

The Great Ideals Of Liberty And Equality Are Preserved Against The Assaults Of Opportunism, The Expediency Of The Passing Hour, The Erosion Of Small Encroachments, The Scorn And Derision Of Those Who Have No Patience With General Principles.

The Great Tides And Currents Which Engulf The Rest Of Men Do Not Turn Aside In Their Course And Pass The Judges By.