Mr. Ruebhausen was a man who was deeply interested in social justice, who wanted to make the Yale Law School even better in terms of social justice and international atmosphere. His commitment to that formed a great part of his very successful life.

At his best man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.

[Matthews described Huffman as a nice man who loved the law and loved lawyers.] Judge Huffman was kind of like the Horatio Alger story, ... He prided himself on his humble beginnings, and thanks to the military and public education, he was able to rise to the highest level of his profession.

[The Socratic method was more a part of Mr. Shore's law-school training than might exist in medical education.] It's certainly a very effective tool to tear people apart, to rip them down, to build them up, ... That's what House is all about.