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The aspiration toward freedom is the most essentially human of all human manifestations.
The aspiration toward freedom is the most essentially human of all human manifestations.
Show me the country that has no strikes and I'll show you the country in which there is no liberty.
Show me the country that has no strikes and I'll show you the country in which there is no liberty.
Many a bum show has been saved by the flag.
Many a bum show has been saved by the flag.
We hold that the reckless disregard for human life implicit in knowingly engaging in criminal activity known to carry a read more
We hold that the reckless disregard for human life implicit in knowingly engaging in criminal activity known to carry a grave risk of death represents a highly culpable mental state that may be taken into account in making a capital sentencing judgment not inevitable, lethal result.
Republicans are men of narrow vision, who are afraid of the future.
Republicans are men of narrow vision, who are afraid of the future.
The danger inherent in reform is that the cure may be worse than the disease. Reform is an operation on read more
The danger inherent in reform is that the cure may be worse than the disease. Reform is an operation on the social body; but unlike medical surgeons, reformers are not on guard against unpredictable side effects which may divert the course of reform toward unwanted results. Moreover, quite often the social doctors become part of the disease.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
For Americans war is almost all of the time a nuisance, and military skill is a luxury like Mah-Jongg. But read more
For Americans war is almost all of the time a nuisance, and military skill is a luxury like Mah-Jongg. But when the issue is brought home to them, war becomes as important, for the necessary period, as business or sport. And it is hard to decide which is likely to be the more ominous for the Axis -- an American decision that this is sport, or that it is business. - The American Character.
Crime, like disease, is not interesting; it is something to be done away with by general consent, and that is read more
Crime, like disease, is not interesting; it is something to be done away with by general consent, and that is all about it.
