Benjamin N. Cardozo Quotes
There comes not seldom a crisis in the life of men, of nations, and of worlds, when the old forms seem ready to decay, and the old rules of action have lost their binding force. The evils of existing systems obscure the blessings that attend them; and, where reform is needed, the cry is raised for subversion
Benjamin N. Cardozo, 1870-1938, Supreme Court Justice, Commencement Address, Columbia University, 1889
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He was even critical of Musselini for trying to maintain soimne fo the old conservative order. This quotation became of interest when in the 2017 hyperpolerized Donald Trump, one of Trumes mosot senior aides, Steve Bannion, who generally argued for radically changing most of the political rules and practices in America was discovered to have been an admirer of some of Evola's views.
Khrushchev did not originate this quotation. It was first stated by Lenin. See {620087}.
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was an American jurist who served on the New York Court of Appeals and later as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Cardozo is remembered for his significant influence on the development of American common law in the 20th century, in addition to his philosophy and vivid prose style. Cardozo served on the Supreme Court six years, from 1932 until his death in 1938. Many of his landmark decisions were delivered during his eighteen-year tenure on the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court of that state.
