Thurman Arnold, (1891-1969) former head of the Anti-Trust Division of the U.S. Justice Department (1938-1943) Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-3] of 3 Thurman Arnold quotesThurman Arnold QuotesThurman Arnold The spectacle of a judge pouring over the picture of some nude, trying to ascertain the extent to which she arouses prurient interests, and then attempting to write an opinion which explains the difference between that nude and some other nude has elements of low comedy.~ Thurman Arnold [The US has] developed two coordinate governing classes: the one, called ‘business,' building cities, manufacturing and distributing goods, and holding complete and autocratic power over the livelihood of millions; the other, called ‘government,' concerned with preaching and exemplification of spiritual ideals, so caught in a mass of theory, that when it wished to move in a practical world it had to do so by means of a sub rosa political machine.~ Thurman Arnold It is a part of the function of “law” to give recognition to ideas representing the exact opposite of established conduct. Most of the complications arise from the necessity of pretending to do one thing, while actually doing another.~ Thurman Arnold Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print