Free institutions are not the property of any majority. They do not confer upon majorities unlimited powers. The rights of the majority are limited rights. They are limited not only by the constitutional guarantees but by the moral principle implied in those guarantees. That principle is that men may not use the facilities of liberty to impair them. No man may invoke a right in order to destroy it.
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The fact that slaughter [battle] is a horrifying spectacle must make us take war more seriously, but [it does] not provide an excuse for gradually blunting our swords in the name of humanity. Sooner or later someone will come along with a sharp sword and hack off our arms.
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What is history but the story of how politicians have squandered the blood and treasure of the human race.
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
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A conservative is a man who believes that nothing should be done for the first time.
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I've analyzed the best I can ... and I have not found an impeachable offense, and therefore resignation is not an acceptable course.
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Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.
Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.
