Quote of the Day — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
May 12, 2022
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
1841–1935
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1841–1935
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was born on March 8, 1841, in Boston, Massachusetts, into one of the most intellectually distinguished families in America. His father, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., was a celebrated physician, poet, and essayist, a member of the literary circle that included Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. His mother, Amelia Lee Jackson, came from a prominent Boston family. Young Holmes grew up in an atmosphere of learning, literature, and lively conversation, and he was educated at the finest institutions New England had to offer. He entered Harvard College in 1857 and graduated in 1861,…
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Kim Monson selected this quote from Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. to emphasize the importance of forward momentum in the battle for American liberty. She noted Holmes’ distinguished Civil War service and his 30-year tenure on the Supreme Court, where he became known as ‘The Great Dissenter’ for his clear and present danger doctrine on free speech. Hear the full discussion in Fighting Back Against Government Overreach and the Assault on Free Speech.
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