Irving KaufmanTo the extent that the judicial profession becomes the daily routine of deciding cases on the most secure precedents and the narrowest grounds available, the judicial mind atrophi… ▶379Thought
Irving KaufmanThe trial lawyer does what Socrates was executed for: making the worse argument appear the stronger.358Politics
Irving KaufmanThe judicial system is the most expensive machine ever invented for finding out what happened and what to do about it.294Time
Irving KaufmanThe Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society.1510HopeHumanity
Irving KaufmanCourtrooms contain every symbol of authority that a set designer could imagine. Everyone stands up when you come in. You wear a costume identifying you as, if not quite divine, so… ▶1310Philosophy
