"Stare decisis, or the doctrine of precedent, is a device by which the errors of the past are made the rule of the future."

"All punishment is mischief; all punishment in itself is evil."

"The more a man is a master of himself, the more he is a master of his own happiness."

"The only limit to the power of the legislator is the limit of practicability."

"Stinginess is a virtue, if it saves a penny for a useful purpose; crime is a virtue when it prevents a greater crime."