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Felix Frankfurter

"It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is in his mind, but can extract what is in his stomach."

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"It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is in his mind, but can extract what is in his stomach."

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"The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel than the severest treatment at the hands of one loved."

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"'Tis hard to comprehend how one man can come to be master of many, equal to himself in right, unless it be by consent or by force."

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"The force of passion is balanced by the force of interest."

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"To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full force and meaning."

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