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True law, the code of justice, the essence of our sensations of right and wrong, is the conscience of society. It has taken thousands of years to develop, and it is the greatest, the most distinguishing quality which has developed with mankind... If we can touch God at all, where do we touch him save in the conscience? And what is the conscience of any man save his little fragment of the conscience of all men in all time?

Walter Van Tilburg Clark

We desire justice, and justice has never been obtained in haste and strong feeling.

Walter Van Tilburg Clark

Walter Van Tilburg Clark

Walter Van Tilburg Clark

Born: August 3, 1909

Died: August 3, 1971 (aged 62)

Bio: Walter Van Tilburg Clark was an American novelist, short story writer, and educator. He ranks as one of Nevada's most distinguished literary figures of the 20th century, and was the first inductee into the 'Nevada Writers Hall of Fame' in 1988.

Known for:

The Ox-Bow Incident (1940)
The City of Trembling Leaves (1945)
The Watchful Gods and Other Stories (1950)
Track of the Cat (1949)

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