"Mankind will not be reasoned out of the……" — William Blackstone
"Mankind will not be reasoned out of the feelings of humanity."
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28 Quotes by William Blackstone
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It is better that ten guilty escape than one innocent suffer.
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The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.
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That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution.
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The sciences are of a sociable disposition, and flourish best in the neighborhood of each other; nor is there any…
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Punishments of unreasonable severity, especially where indiscriminately afflicted, have less effect in preventing crimes, and amending the manners of a…
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THIS law of nature, being co-eval with mankind and dictated by God himself, is of course superior in obligation to…
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Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws.
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The third absolute right, inherent in every Englishman, is that of . . . the sacred and inviolable rights of…
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Herein indeed consists the excellence of the English government, that all parts of it form a mutual check upon each…
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Men was formed for society, and is neither capable of living alone, nor has the courage to do it.
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Free men have arms; slaves do not.
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The liberty of the press is indeed essential to the nature of a free state: but this consists in laying…
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More Feelings Quotes
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In every song I write, whether it's a love song or a political song or a song about family, the…
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When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies…
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No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.
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Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The…
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but…
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When everything happens to you when you're so young, you're very lucky, but by the same token, you're never going…
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When a woman reaches twenty-six in America, she's on the slide. It's downhill all the way from then on. It…
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The music business is motivated by money. Music is motivated by energy and feelings.
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I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling, but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, that's…
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I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm…
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Bathtubs, pools, water - to me, it's a very essential part of being grounded and sensual and feeling yourself.
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