Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm, living public opinion.
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We live under a government of men and morning newspapers.
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One on God's side is a majority.
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Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.
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Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to the few.
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To suppress minority thinking and minority expression would tend to freeze society and prevent progress. Now more than ever, we must keep in the forefront of our minds the fact that whenever we take away the liberties of those we hate, we are opening
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