Quote by: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

The language of judicial decision is mainly the language of logic. And the logical method and form flatter that longing for certainty and for repose which is in every human mind. But certainty generally is illusion, and repose is not the destiny of man.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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Author Bio

  • NameOliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
  • DescriptionUnited States Supreme Court justice
  • AliasesOliver Wendell Holmes Jr.; Oliver W. Holmes, Jr.; Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr; Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.; Oliver Wendell, Jr. Holmes; Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr; Oliver Holmes, Jr.; Oliver Wendell Holmes, jr.
  • BornMarch 8, 1841
  • DiedMarch 6, 1935
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJurist; Judge; Lawyer