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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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What I want to do is to make sure that we fully repeal Obamacare. This will be one of the largest spending… — Michele Bachmann
Over the objections, where they sound like squealing pigs, over the objections of Romney and all his allies, we passed some of… — Joe Biden
... The decrees of the Sovereign Ordainer, as related to fate and predestination, are of two kinds. Both are to be obeyed… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
The rights [to religious freedom] are of the natural rights of mankind, and ... if any act shall be ... passed to… — Thomas Jefferson
I will not agree to have this bill [to repeal DADT ] go forward, because our economy is in the tank. — John McCain
Feminism is doomed to failure because it is based on an attempt to repeal and restructure human nature. — Phyllis Schlafly
Repeal that [welfare] law, and you will soon see a change in their manners. ... Six days shalt thou labor, though one… — Benjamin Franklin
We cannot restore traditional American freedom unless we limit the government's power to tax. No tinkering with this, that, or the other… — Frank Chodorov
It's time to repeal gun bans everywhere in the United States. — John Longenecker
I support ensuring that committed gay couples have the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple in this country. I… — Barack Obama
Why, when the economist gives advice to his society, is he so often cooly ignored? He never ceases to preach free trade,… — George Stigler
Peace is the natural state of man, war the temporary repeal of reason and virtue. — Hans F. Sennholz

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