Joseph Story Quotes


I will not say with Lord Hale, that "The Law will admit of no rival" . . . but I will say that it is a jealous mistress, and requires a long and constant courtship. It is not to be won by trifling favors, but by lavish homage.


Citations

Story, Joseph. A Discourse Pronounced Upon the Inauguration of the Author, as Dane Professor of Law in Harvard University. Hilliard, Metcalf, and Company, 1829, p. 34.

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Joseph Story
Joseph Story
  • Born: September 18, 1779
  • Died: September 10, 1845
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Judge

Joseph Story was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1812 to 1845, during the Marshall Court and early-Taney Court eras. He is most remembered for his opinions in Martin v. Hunter's Lessee and The Amistad case, and especially for his magisterial Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, first published in 1833. Dominating the field in the 19th century, this work is a cornerstone of early American jurisprudence. It is the second comprehensive treatise on the provisions of the U.S. Constitution and remains a critical source of historical information about the forming of the American republic and the early struggles to define its law.