If the law is upheld only by government officials, then all law is at an end.
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Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.
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The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office.
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Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves.
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