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State inspection laws, health laws, and laws for regulating the internal commerce of a State, and those which respect turnpike roads, ferries, &c. are not… — John Marshall
In this article we begin to address the subject of vaccinosis, the general name for chronic dis-ease caused by vaccines. For some readers the very… — Richard Pitcairn
Most men are followers, and implicitly rely upon the judgment of others. They mistake solemnity for wisdom, and regard a grave countenance as the title… — Robert Green Ingersoll
The world is progressing, the future is bright and no one can change this general trend of history. We should carry on constant propaganda among… — Mao Zedong
In general, an ideal partner is (a) open and nondefensive, (b) honest and nonduplicitous, (c) affectionate and easy-going, (d) mentally and physically healthy, (e) independent… — Robert W. Firestone
DURING THE PAST TWO TO THREE DECADES, we have acquired substantial evidence that most chronic diseases in America can be partially attributed to bad nutrition.… — T. Colin Campbell
I concluded that I might take as a general rule the principle that all things which we very clearly and obviously conceive are true: only… — Rene Descartes
I remember one occasion when I tried to add a little seasoning to a review, but I wasn't allowed to. The paper was by Dorothy… — Paul Halmos
Whenever you think you're writing what other people want to hear from you, and that it'll be commercial, you're doomed to disaster. Writing has to… — Terrence McNally
I work sometimes from outlines, which are immediately abandoned. Sometimes, when I'm trying to find the characters, I'll sketch things out a bit. Sometimes, outlines… — Paul Rudnick
. . . the whole idea of WHAT HAPPENED WAS.... is not about dating. It is more about people who are not committed to who… — Tom Noonan
I hope that this man can be won over by your bearing charitably with him, advising him prudently, and praying for him. This is what… — Vincent de Paul
In a word, we owe obedience to the bishops in all things pertaining to our work in the missions, with ordinands, etc., but the spiritual… — Vincent de Paul
. . . [Y]ou must understand that we have always considered the writing of books a hindrance to our work, and that for this reason… — Vincent de Paul
I'm a huge fan of animation, and just the arts in general - anything that emanates from someone's mind and soul and is capable of… — Charles Fleischer
You've been telling us about how to secure peace, but come on, now, General-just among us Rotarians and Rotary Anns-'fess up! With your great experience,… — Sinclair Lewis
Some gentlemen have made an amazing figure in literature by general discontent with the universe as a trap of dulness into which their great souls… — George Eliot
The psychiatric interviewer is supposed to be doing three things: considering what the patient could mean by what he says; considering how he himself can… — Harry Stack Sullivan
As I considered the matter carefully it gradually came to light that all those matters only were referred to mathematics in which order and measurements… — Rene Descartes
It does not seem, however, that organic chemists were much worried about barriers to rotation in organic molecules in general at that time because there… — Derek Barton
We'll get to the details of what's around here, but it looks like a collection of just about every variety of shape - angularity, granularity,… — Buzz Aldrin
No other discipline has its portals so wide open to the general public as history. — Johan Huizinga
Grandmother walked up over the bare granite and thought about birds in general. It seemed to her no other creature had the same dramatic capacity… — Tove Jansson
The era of wild apples will soon be over. I wander through old orchards of great extent, now all gone to decay, all of native… — Henry David Thoreau
How do you make your company a good place to work in general? That's a really, really, really large and complex set of skills. A… — Ben Horowitz

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