Every bad precedent originated as a justifiable measure.

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California.

The measure of a man is not how much he suffers in the test, but how he comes out at the end.

Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent.

There's no precedent for this.