The first requirement of a sound body of law is, that it should correspond with the actual feelings and demands of the community, whether right or wr… - Oliver Wendell Holmes

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The first requirement of a sound body of law is, that it should correspond with the actual feelings and demands of the community, whether right or wrong.

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About Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (8 March 1841 – 6 March 1935) was an American jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932; he was often called "The Great Dissenter", and was the son of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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Native Name: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Alternative Names: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. Oliver Wendell, Jr. Holmes Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Oliver Wendell Holmes, jr. Oliver W. Holmes Jr. Oliver Holmes Jr. Oliver Holmes Oliver W. Holmes
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