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The foundation of justice is good faith.
The foundation of justice is good faith.
No intelligent man has any respect for an unjust law.
No intelligent man has any respect for an unjust law.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and read more
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important.
It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which read more
It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny.
..the Bill of Rights does not come from the people and is not subject to change by majorities. It comes read more
..the Bill of Rights does not come from the people and is not subject to change by majorities. It comes from the nature of things. It declares the inalienable rights of man not only against all government but also against the people collectively.
Power tires only those who do not have it.
Power tires only those who do not have it.
If "everybody knows" such-and-such, then it ain't so, by at least ten thousand to one.
If "everybody knows" such-and-such, then it ain't so, by at least ten thousand to one.
For every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred.
For every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred.
A recent conversation: Dubya: Look at the clock, time is racing! Cheney: That's the second hand, George.
A recent conversation: Dubya: Look at the clock, time is racing! Cheney: That's the second hand, George.
