“not just words, but words that carry the force of the state.” — Joel P. Trachtman Language Copy Share Image
“The art of reasoned persuasion is an iterative, recursive heuristic, meaning that we must go back and forth between the facts and… — Joel P. Trachtman Art Copy Share Image
“Law, like taxes in the words of the great judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the price of civilization.” — Joel P. Trachtman Law Copy Share Image
“the law itself may be inconsistent with substantive justice—it may be inconsistent with what you or I believe is right. The idea… — Joel P. Trachtman Dreams Copy Share Image
“Although a legal system is rooted in the values of its society, it also has an independent dynamic, with principles, language, and… — Joel P. Trachtman Law Copy Share Image
