"All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind." ― Joseph Conrad Topic(s): Legal More From Joseph Conrad "Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men." "The sea – this truth must be confessed – has no generosity. No display of manly qualities – courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness – has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power." "He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense." More In Legal "Catholicism is a wide tent in terms of political and legal positions. We could have nine Catholics on the Supreme Court and a great deal of diversity toward the law."― Cass Sunstein "I didn’t want to deal in poetry. I got rid of that after a few months."― Tom Wesselmann "History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal government to intervene on behalf of individuals whose 14th Amendment rights to legal due process and equal protection may be violated by a state."― Michael K. Simpson