Quote#Politics & Power
Metaphors in law are to be narrowly watched, for starting as devices…
Quote byBenjamin N. Cardozo · 1870–1938
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Judicial opinions, Berkey v. Third Avenue Railway, 244 N.Y. 84, 94, 155 N.E. 58, 61 (N.Y. 1926). Sometimes misquoted as referring to "figures of speech" rather than metaphors, or with other minor variations..
English (original)
Metaphors in law are to be narrowly watched, for starting as devices to liberate thought, they end often by enslaving it.
— Benjamin N. Cardozo
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