The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.
EARL WARRENLegislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.
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Our War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies.
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The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.
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A republic is not an easy form of government to live under, and when the responsibility of citizenship is evaded, democracy decays and authoritarianism takes over.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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In mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit a murder of their marriage I just don’t know, but they do.
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I believe no one can read the history of our country without realizing that the Good Book and the spirit of the Savior have from the beginning been our guiding geniuses.
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Before this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completion of this quietly soaring tower.
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The success of any legal system is measured by its fidelity to the universal ideal of justice.
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Legislators represent people, not trees or acres. Legislators are elected by voters, not farms or cities or economic interests.
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I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They’re first in with their fees and first out when there’s trouble.
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To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
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It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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Those who serve upon our juries have maintained a standard of fairness and excellence and demonstrated a vision toward the administration of justice that is a wellspring of inspiration.
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Citizenship is the right to have rights.
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