“And it is no less true, that personal security and private property re...” — Joseph Story Quote

“And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.”

“A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the objects of the government; secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained.”

“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.”

“I want to tell governments and courts, 'Give orders that can be implemented.' They should not give orders that work to break the faith of people.”

“On hard courts I feel the most fluid.”

“The foolish and cruel notion that a wife is to obey her husband has sent more women to the grave than to the courts for a divorce.”