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Quote from Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.,

Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.



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


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

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commenting on the standards for self-defense; Brown v. United States, 256 U.S. 335, 343 (16 May 1921).

Categories:

Arms, Compassion, Defense

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