"Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences……" — Samuel Freeman Miller
"Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences in the degree with which this developed are infinite."
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Samuel Freeman Miller
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20 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…
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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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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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History teaches us, in no mistaken language, how often customs and practices, which were originated without lawful warrant, and opposed…
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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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God's first creature, which was light.
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or…
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To be sure, the response of faith to revelation, which God grants to the creature he chooses and moves with…
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A man is a poor creature compared to a woman.
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If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own…
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The principle of asceticism never was, nor ever can be, consistently pursued by any living creature. Let but one tenth…
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Homo sapiens, the only creature endowed with reason, is also the only creature to pin its existence on things unreasonable.
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A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other people to get her own…
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