"History teaches us, in no mistaken language, how……" — Samuel Freeman Miller
"History teaches us, in no mistaken language, how often customs and practices, which were originated without lawful warrant, and opposed to the sound construction of the law, have come to overload and pervert it, as commentators on the text of Holy Scripture have established doctrines wholly at variance with its true spirit."
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Samuel Freeman Miller
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20 Quotes by Samuel Freeman Miller
Samuel Freeman Miller has 20 quotes on this site.
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The value of a decision as a precedent is very much enhanced by the care with which it has been…
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Louisiana commenced her existence as a state under a code of laws differing from all the other states which were…
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It is a very great mistake, common to counsel, and especially to young counsel, to consider that a decision of…
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It is a very great mistake, and a very common one, even for well-read persons, to adopt the idea that…
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Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences in the degree with which this developed are infinite.
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The Constitution of the United States, like all systems of government which are permanent, had its origin in the history…
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Custody and guardianship by the parent of his child does not arise under the Constitution, laws or treaties of the…
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Of all the powers conferred upon government, that of taxation is most liable to abuse.
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A vile and overbearing temper becomes sometimes, in one long accustomed to the exercise of power, unendurable to those who…
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May it be long before the people of the United States shall cease to take a deep and pervading interest…
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A constitution, in the American sense of the word, is a written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the…
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No branch of the law is of more importance to the counsellor, the statesman, or the citizen, than a thorough…
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More Commentators Quotes
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The early commentators who put down the pre-presidential Roosevelt as an empty-headed young lightweight, all ambition and no talent, now…
— Russell Baker
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Human progress has never been shaped by commentators, complainers or cynics.
— Tony Blair
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Revelation: a famous book in which St. John the Divine concealed all that he knew. The revealing is done by…
— Ambrose Bierce
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I think Israel, as a number of commentators pointed out, is becoming an insane state. And we have to be…
— Norman Finkelstein
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It is a logical absurdity to equate democracy with freedom in the way that mainstream political philosophers and commentators typically…
— Keith Preston
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Commentators who today talk of 'The Dark Ages' when faith instead of reason was said to ruthlessly rule, have for…
— David Berlinski
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Given the realities of the U.S. criminal justice system, the prosecution may be unable to salvage this case. But just…
— Jaclyn Friedman
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Change from below, the formulation of demands from the populace to end unacceptable injustice, supported by direct action, has played…
— Tony Benn
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Oh, rather give me commentators plain, Who with no deep researches vex the brain; Who from the dark and doubtful…
— George Crabbe
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In the United States, commentators recognize that, generally speaking, most people who hold liberal positions over a range of issues…
— Stockwell Day
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As Democratic losses mounted in Senate races across the country on election night, some liberal commentators clung to the idea…
— Byron York
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You might recall, perhaps, that we were probably the only commentators to rely on the most knowledgeable source, State Department…
— Noam Chomsky
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