Selfish Creature Quotes by Samuel Freeman Miller

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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.

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