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It is a very great mistake, and a very common one, even for well-read persons, to adopt the idea that the progress of the human…

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The value of a decision as a precedent is very much enhanced by the care with which it has been considered, and…
Louisiana commenced her existence as a state under a code of laws differing from all the other states which were founded on…
It is a very great mistake, common to counsel, and especially to young counsel, to consider that a decision of any court…
It is a very great mistake, and a very common one, even for well-read persons, to adopt the idea that the progress…
Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences in the degree with which this developed are infinite.
The Constitution of the United States, like all systems of government which are permanent, had its origin in the history and necessities…
Custody and guardianship by the parent of his child does not arise under the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States…
Of all the powers conferred upon government, that of taxation is most liable to abuse.
A vile and overbearing temper becomes sometimes, in one long accustomed to the exercise of power, unendurable to those who are subject…
May it be long before the people of the United States shall cease to take a deep and pervading interest in the…
History teaches us, in no mistaken language, how often customs and practices, which were originated without lawful warrant, and opposed to the…
A constitution, in the American sense of the word, is a written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are…

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Our cause is a common one. It is war between poverty and wealth. ... This moneyed power is fast eating up the… — Unknown Author
The US and Australia have a lot in common. One of the things we have in common is we produce a lot… — Barack Obama
Revenge is never the best driver for a battle, but a common one. — Janet Morris
Uncontrolled or covert napping, however, is still probably very common. One need only move through a building surreptitiously and peek at people… — Unknown Author
White Hot Concentration is the unappreciated fruit of hard ligting, especially squats. When your in the squat rack, with a serious amount… — Brad Alan Lewis
The one path that never works is the most common one: doing nothing at all. — Seth Godin
God grants us an uncommon life to the degree we surrender our common one. — Max Lucado
Lately I've been falling asleep listening to 'Common One' by Van Morrison, specifically the song 'Summertime in England.' It's 15 minutes long,… — Nate Ruess
Common one, my illuminated one, oh my high in the art of suffering. Take a walk with me. — Van Morrison
For this reason, if you believe proverbs, let me tell you the common one: "It is unlucky to marry in May. — Ovid
To begin depriving death of its greatest advantage over us, let us adopt a way clean contrary to that common one; let… — Michel de Montaigne
There was a gay fiction among us that we were constantly enjoying ourselves, and a skeleton truth that we never did. To… — Charles Dickens

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