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“One of the eternal conflicts out of which life is made up is that between the effort of every man to get the most he can for his services, and that of society, disguised under the name of capital, to get his services for the least possible return.”

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Ibid.
1890s

Life , Effort

“If I were dying, my last words would be, Have faith and pursue the unknown end.”

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Letter to John Ching Hsiung Wu (1924), published in Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: His Book Notices and Uncollected Letters and Papers (1936) by Harry Clair Shriver, p. 175.
1920s

Faith

“If in the long run the beliefs expressed in proletarian dictatorship are destined to be accepted by the dominant forces of the community, the only meaning of free speech is that they should be given their chance and have their way.”

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Gitlow v. People of New York, 268 U.S. 652 (1925) (dissenting).
1920s

Way , Chance , Communication

“A man may fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.”

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Question