Open Wiki Open WikiOpen InfoG Open InfoGNew Quote New Quote
Quote from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.,


"A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used."


By:

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (more quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. or books by/about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.)


(1841-1935) US Supreme Court Justice, also known as "The Great Dissenter"

Categories:

Government, Independence, Power

Rating:

Get a Quote-A-Day!
Liberty Quotes sent to your mail box.
Email:  More quotes...