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"The words which are criticized as dirty [in James Joyce's Ulysses] are old Saxon words known to almost all men, and, I venture, to many women, and are such words as would be naturally and habitually used, I believe, by the types of folk whose life, physical and mental, Joyce is seeking to describe. In respect of the recurrent emergence of the theme of sex in the minds of his characters, it must always be remembered that his locale was Celtic and his season
spring."--John M. Woolsey, United States v. One Book Called "Ulysses" The practice of law rests heavily on the incisive, pithy, and occasionally witty language of the best technical writing, and
law-related themes are often found at the core of works of literature, politics, and other fields. Previous compilations of legal quotations have been limited, with significant gaps; many quoting rarely from American sources. For example, Supreme Court Associate Justice Potter Stewart's famous quip about pornography ("I know it when I see it") appears in no other work. The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations is the most scholarly and most complete legal quotation reference
ever published. It includes a comprehensive collection of the most famous passages of American judges and legal commentators. This work also contains the wittiest sayings from literature, humor, motion pictures,
and even song lyrics relating to American law. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Clarence Darrow, and Abraham Lincoln share the pages with Mark Twain, Will Rogers, Kurt Vonnegut, Woody Allen, and Bob Dylan. Over 3,000 entries are presented in a subject arrangement. An author index and an extensive "key-word" index further facilitate location of desired quotes. Each quote has been verified from the original sources, with the precise citations needed for legal reference.
For example: "Scarcely any political question arises in the United States which is not resolved, sooner or later, into a judicial question."--Alexis de Tocqueville
"The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a bit longer."--Henry Kissinger "No patent medicine was ever put to wider and more varied use than the Fourteenth Amendment."--William O. Douglas "If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other, it is the principle of free thought--not free thought for those who agree with us, but freedom for the thought we hate."--Oliver Wendell
Holmes "I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterwards. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right."--Henry David
Thoreau "No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged, than the perfect equality of nations. Russia and Geneva have equal rights. It results from this equality, that no one can rightfully impose a rule on another....As no nation can prescribe a rule for others, none can make a law of nations."--John Marshall This work fills a need for lawyers and law students requiring material for their legal writing or interested in the rich
cultural and historical dimensions of their profession, as well as anyone interested in the legal system so pervasive in modern life or in the vital legacy of the American constitution.
"The words which are criticized as dirty [in James Joyce's Ulysses] are old Saxon words known to almost all men, and, I venture, to many women, and are such words as would be naturally and habitually used, I believe, by the types of folk whose life, physical and mental, Joyce is seeking to describe. In respect of the recurrent emergence of the theme of sex in the minds of his characters, it must always be remembered that his locale was Celtic and his season
spring."--John M. Woolsey, United States v. One Book Called "Ulysses" The practice of law rests heavily on the incisive, pithy, and occasionally witty language of the best technical writing, and
law-related themes are often found at the core of works of literature, politics, and other fields. Previous compilations of legal quotations have been limited, with significant gaps; many quoting rarely from American sources. For example, Supreme Court Associate Justice Potter Stewart's famous quip about pornography ("I know it when I see it") appears in no other work. The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations is the most scholarly and most complete legal quotation reference
ever published. It includes a comprehensive collection of the most famous passages of American judges and legal commentators. This work also contains the wittiest sayings from literature, humor, motion pictures,
and even song lyrics relating to American law. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., Clarence Darrow, and Abraham Lincoln share the pages with Mark Twain, Will Rogers, Kurt Vonnegut, Woody Allen, and Bob Dylan. Over 3,000 entries are presented in a subject arrangement. An author index and an extensive "key-word" index further facilitate location of desired quotes. Each quote has been verified from the original sources, with the precise citations needed for legal reference.
For example: "Scarcely any political question arises in the United States which is not resolved, sooner or later, into a judicial question."--Alexis de Tocqueville
"The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a bit longer."--Henry Kissinger "No patent medicine was ever put to wider and more varied use than the Fourteenth Amendment."--William O. Douglas "If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other, it is the principle of free thought--not free thought for those who agree with us, but freedom for the thought we hate."--Oliver Wendell
Holmes "I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterwards. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right."--Henry David
Thoreau "No principle of general law is more universally acknowledged, than the perfect equality of nations. Russia and Geneva have equal rights. It results from this equality, that no one can rightfully impose a rule on another....As no nation can prescribe a rule for others, none can make a law of nations."--John Marshall This work fills a need for lawyers and law students requiring material for their legal writing or interested in the rich
cultural and historical dimensions of their profession, as well as anyone interested in the legal system so pervasive in modern life or in the vital legacy of the American constitution.
Fred R. Shapiro has been the assistant director of the Yale Law School Library since 1987 and is a Lecturer in Legal Research at Yale Law School. He has written widely on legal language and legal research, and is a consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary.
"[A] marvelous compendium....Particularly useful is the key-word
index....A valuable addition to any reference shelf."--Western
Legal History
"From its opening lines, we know that Shapiro's book is special. It
is one of those rare encounters that entertains as well as
educates....For the serious legal researcher--lawyer, judge or
professor--Shapiro's volume supplies a rich source of apt
quotations, both for flavor and sparkle as well as
substance....Laudable and useful as these serious purposes are,
however, the real value of the book is the pure delight it
gives."--New York Law Journal
"A book that should enable a whole new generation of lawyers to
sound erudite or witty or pompous at will....It is filled with the
stirring rhetoric of court decisions and constitutions."--The New
York Times
"Destined to become the standard reference work for legal
quotations in public, academic, and law libraries."--Library
Journal in starred review
"This is a fine book: modern, entertaining, and easy to
use."--Federal Bar News & Journal
"The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations is a useful
tool, a fascinating reference work, a book to dip into for fun. It
should be on every lawyer's reference shelf but will no doubt find
its way to many bedside tables."--Bench & Bar of Minnesota
"A good reference tool containing important case law."--Bimonthly
Review of Law Books
"A good sampling of the best writing the American version of the
common law produced is between the covers of the recently published
Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations."--The Washington
Lawyer
"Useful and needed....Essential for law libraries that want a
traditional and timely resource."--Choice
"A monumental work--a monument to diligent, skilled research and
meticulous attention to detail....A wonderful gift for anyone
interested in the legal profession--ideal for graduating law
students or retiring judges. And of course, its comprehensiveness
and attention to detail make it a 'must have' in the reference
collection of all law libraries....We should thank and praise Fred
Shapiro."--Legal Information ALERT
"[A] marvelous compendium....Particularly useful is the key-word
index....A valuable addition to any reference shelf."--Western
Legal History
"From its opening lines, we know that Shapiro's book is special. It
is one of those rare encounters that entertains as well as
educates....For the serious legal researcher--lawyer, judge or
professor--Shapiro's volume supplies a rich source of apt
quotations, both for flavor and sparkle as well as
substance....Laudable and useful as these serious purposes are,
however, the real value of the book is the pure delight it
gives."--New York Law Journal
"A book that should enable a whole new generation of lawyers to
sound erudite or witty or pompous at will....It is filled with the
stirring rhetoric of court decisions and constitutions."--The New
York Times
"Destined to become the standard reference work for legal
quotations in public, academic, and law libraries."--Library
Journal in starred review
"This is a fine book: modern, entertaining, and easy to
use."--Federal Bar News & Journal
"The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations is a useful
tool, a fascinating reference work, a book to dip into for fun. It
should be on every lawyer's reference shelf but will no doubt find
its way to many bedside tables."--Bench & Bar of Minnesota
"A good reference tool containing important case law."--Bimonthly
Review of Law Books
"A good sampling of the best writing the American version of the
common law produced is between the covers of the recently published
Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations."--The Washington
Lawyer
"Useful and needed....Essential for law libraries that want a
traditional and timely resource."--Choice
"A monumental work--a monument to diligent, skilled research and
meticulous attention to detail....A wonderful gift for anyone
interested in the legal profession--ideal for graduating law
students or retiring judges. And of course, its comprehensiveness
and attention to detail make it a 'must have' in the reference
collection of all law libraries....We should thank and praise Fred
Shapiro."--Legal Information ALERT
"Law librarians and legal researchers will find this work useful in
their daily work. In addition, law clerks, judges, litigators and
speech makers will want access to this treasure trove of legal
gems....Whether you are looking to purchase an item which will be
of great practical utility for your own office or are searching for
just the right gift for a colleague or that new associate who just
passed the bar, this book will serve your purposes. Many a
stormy
winter's night can be pleasantly spent perusing its contents."--Law
Practice Management
"The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations will be needed
by all law libraries, by major academic and public libraries, and
by smaller ones as local interest warrants."--Reference Books
Bulletin
"This latest addition to a growing library of legal quotations is a
valuable one for the lawyer's reference library."--New York State
Bar Journal
"An excellent anthology."--The Independent
"[A] lively dictionary....Fascinating....Above all a treasury of
writing on law that invites random reading for pleasure."--Times
Literary Supplement
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