"The great ideals of liberty and equality are preserved against the assaults of opportunism, the expediency of the passing hour, the erosion of small encroachments, the scorn and derision of those who have no patience with general principles."
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About Benjamin N. Cardozo
Benjamin N. Cardozo was an American lawyer and jurist renowned for his influential tenure on the New York Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States. Born into a prominent Sephardic Jewish family in New York City in 1870, Cardozo achieved a distinguished legal career marked by his deep commitment to justice and fairness. He is widely celebrated for his eloquent judicial opinions which combined legal rigor with humanitarian principles, shaping American jurisprudence for generations to come.
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