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As a general rule, governments are unlimited in their powers. All free governments, perhaps all other governments, are entitled in some shape or other to…

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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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A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes… — Alexander Graham Bell
I mean, most actresses can't host and most hostesses can't act, and that's the general rule in the industry. — Brooke Burke
Persons drinking coffee, as a general rule, eat less, though coffee, and also tea, have little direct food value; but they retard… — Unknown Author
The real trouble with the writing game is that no general rule can be worked out for uniform guidance, and this applies… — Erle Stanley Gardner
As a general rule, nobody has money who ought to have it. — Benjamin Disraeli
I think it is the general rule that the originator of a new idea is not the most suitable person to develop… — Paul Dirac
As a general rule, I don't plan to travel with my Oscars, but we may have to make an exception. — Paul Haggis
[It] may be laid down as a general rule that, if the result of a long series of precise observations approximates a… — Pierre-Simon Laplace
It may be laid down as a general rule, that their confidence in and obedience to a government, will be commonly proportioned… — Alexander Hamilton
My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen. — Natalie Portman
If anything, as a general rule, the cheaper the movie the more creative the experience, generally speaking. Its not to denigrate expensive… — Alfred Molina
I'm not a people person. I'm not sociable. I have been and I can be, but not as a general rule. — John Simm

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