Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

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<p><span class="deck"><span class="typestyle">One of America s truly great men—scientist, philosopher, and literary genius—forged his character in the throes of adversity</span> </span></p>

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<p><span class="deck"><span class="typestyle">On November 18, 1883, the nation finally settled on the method of synchronizing all clocks that we call standard time. Why did it take so long to figure that one out?</span> </span></p>

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<p><span class="deck">Oliver Wendell Holmes was wounded three times in some of the worst fighting of the Civil War. But, for him, the most terrible battles were the ones he had missed.</span></p>

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<p><span class="deck">As the 2000 election made very clear, we are torn between revering judges and despising them. It’s in the nature of the job.</span></p>

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<p>His experiences in the Civil War shaped the mind of one of our greatest jurists.</p>