Precedent Quotes
Precedent is called a dangerous source of authority that can limit progress. Some quotes warn that relying on past decisions can keep societies stuck, while others celebrate moments that break all precedent. The collection also mentions how diversity and personal emotion often challenge established rules.
![“[T]hough in all practical matters it is indispensable, either always or mostly, to follow custom, to do what is generally done, in theoretical matters it is simply untrue. In practical matters there is a right of the first occupant: what is established must be respected. In theoretical matters…” quote by Leo Strauss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/370/leo-strauss-12446_critical-thinking_t-hough-in-all-practical-matters-it-is-i_3141990.jpg)
![“If we are to avoid that catastrophe [a nuclear World War III], a system of world order — preferably a system of world government — is mandatory. The proud nations someday will see the light and, for the common good and their own survival, yield up their precious sovereignty, just as America's…” quote by Walter Cronkite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eff/walter-cronkite-1759_america_if-we-are-to-avoid-that-catastrophe-a-nu_1395734.png)
