Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quote

Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.


Brown v. United States, 256 U.S. 335, 343 (16 May 1921)


Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.

Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.

Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.

Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.