James Addison Baker may refer to:
- James Addison Baker the elder (1821–1897), American jurist & politician
- James A. Baker, Sr. (1857–1941), American jurist
- James A. Baker, Jr. (1892–1973), American jurist
- James Baker (born 1930), American jurist, politician & diplomat
Famous quotes containing the words james, addison and/or baker:
“We, the lineal representatives of the successful enactors of one scene of slaughter after another, must, whatever more pacific virtues we may also possess, still carry about with us, ready at any moment to burst into flame, the smoldering and sinister traits of character by means of which they lived through so many massacres, harming others, but themselves unharmed.”
—William James (1842–1910)
“Authors have established it as a kind of rule, that a man ought to be dull sometimes; as the most severe reader makes allowances for many rests and nodding-places in a voluminous writer.”
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719)
“Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one’s soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood.”
—Josephine Baker (1906–1975)