The two Midrashic systems emphasize respectively the rule of law and the sway of liberty: Halacha is law incarnate; Haggada, liberty regulated by law and bearing the impress of morality.
"Jewish Literature and Other Essays"
Gustav Karpeles
The starting-point of the Haggada usually is some memory of the great past.
"Jewish Literature and Other Essays"
Gustav Karpeles
Poets naturally have not been slow to avail themselves of the material stored in the Haggada.
"Jewish Literature and Other Essays"
Gustav Karpeles