American - Judge | September 17, 1907 - June 25, 1995
A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and - at some point - finality of judgment.
Warren E. Burger
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Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally indifferent to pressures of the times.
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It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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