And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them.
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We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation.
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There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity - the law of nature and of nations.
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