"Ambiguity lurks in generality and may thus become an instrument of severity."

-- Felix Frankfurter

#May Quotes #Instruments Quotes #Ambiguity Quotes

“When some folks agree with my opinions I begin to suspect I'm wrong.”
“Rice Krispies happens to be one of my favorite junk foods, just as I regard Michener as superior among junk writers.”

Source : International Herald Tribune, August 08, 1978.
“Itâ€™s got to be some kind of cult. Anyone offers you Kool-Aid or a hot shower, say no.”
“We must develop huge demonstrations, because the world is used to big dramatic affairs. They think in terms of hundreds of thousands and millions and billions... Billions of dollars are appropriated at the twinkling of an eye. Nothing little counts.”
“The acceptance of the facts of African-American history and the African-American historian as a legitimate part of the academic community did not come easily. Slavery ended and left its false images of black people intact.”
“I was a big fan of 'The Smurfs' growing up, even though by default - my mom used to force me to watch because she was a 'Smurfs' fan.”
“When we're hurting, it does not give us a license to hurt others.”
“What is is and what isn't ain't.”

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