"It is important also to consider, that the……" — Joseph Story

"It is important also to consider, that the surest means of avoiding war is to be prepared for it in peace."

47 Quotes by Joseph Story

Joseph Story has 47 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It yet remains a problem to be solved in human affairs, whether any free government can be permanent, where the…
[I]t is impossible for those, who believe in the truth of Christianity, as a divine revelation, to doubt, that it…
One of the ordinary modes, by which tyrants accomplish their purposes without resistance, is, by disarming the people, and making…
The militia is the natural defense of a free country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections, and domestic usurpations of…
Temporary delusions, prejudices, excitements, and objects have irresistible influence in mere questions of policy. And the policy of one age…
Piety, religion, and morality are intimately connected with the well being of that state, and indispensable to the administration of…
Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood…
Constitutions are not designed for metaphysical or logical subtleties, for niceties of expression, for critical propriety, for elaborate shades of…
[The necessary and proper clause] neither enlarges any power specifically granted; nor is it a grant of any new power…
So that the executive and legislative branches of the national government depend upon, and emanate from the states. Every where…
The state governments have a full superintendence and control over the immense mass of local interests of their respective states,…
In the next place, the state governments are, by the very theory of the constitution, essential constituent parts of the…

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We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily… — Saint Augustine
I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't… — Brigitte Bardot
I'm disappearing, avoiding most things. — Syd Barrett
Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you. — Joey Adams
If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding… — George Burns
Avoiding offense means that we don't accept each other as equals. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
It's very important for people to know themselves and understand what their value system is, because if you don't know… — Benjamin Carson
I have several times made a poor choice by avoiding a necessary confrontation. — John Cleese
As far as I know, most organizations are avoiding population issues because they're politically frightened by the charge that comes… — Gaylord Nelson
The General who in advancing does not seek personal fame, and in withdrawing is not concerned with avoiding punishment, but… — Sun Tzu
We avoid the things that we're afraid of because we think there will be dire consequences if we confront them.… — Shakti Gawain
Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought. — Arthur Helps

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