"As marriage and the family institution constitute the……" — Joseph P. Bradley
"As marriage and the family institution constitute the foundation and chief cornerstone of civil society, it is of the greatest moment that the marriage-tie should never be dissolved save for the most urgent reason. I cannot assent, however, to the doctrine that it should never be dissolved at all."
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Joseph P. Bradley
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13 Quotes by Joseph P. Bradley
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When a man has emerged from slavery, there must be some stage in the progress of his elevation when he…
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The paramount destiny and mission of woman is to fulfill the noble and benign offices of wife and mother. That…
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Civil law, as well as nature herself, has always recognized a wide difference in the respective spheres and destinies of…
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All cannot rule, nor can all be ruled. All cannot plow, nor can all sow, nor reap. No more can…
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Society cannot exist without law. Law is the bond of society: that which makes it, that which preserves it and…
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I know it is very hard to rise above the influences of party prejudice. Often, it almost drowns the sentiment…
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Brutes are governed by their appetites and impulses. Savages are but little removed in this respect from brutes. Brutish men…
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It is the duty and high privilege of every human being to endeavor to improve himself. Effort at self-improvement is…
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A man is most happy when he is most perfect, and he is most perfect when all his faculties are…
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The acquisition of an accurate and easy conversation, of some skill in music, and in pure and healthful diversions, are…
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In teaching, regard must be had to the faculties possessed by the pupil. In childhood, memory; in youth, the understanding;…
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The perfection of style consists in the use of the exact speech necessary to convey the sense in the fewest…
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