6 Quotes By Felix Frankfurter


Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man.
Felix Frankfurter on age

Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of achieving a free society.
Felix Frankfurter on freedom

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.
Felix Frankfurter on legal

The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.
Felix Frankfurter on power

The mark of a truly civilized man is confidence in the strength and security derived from the inquiring mind.
Felix Frankfurter on strength

Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.
Felix Frankfurter on wisdom