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Invention is the mother of necessity.


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In point of substantial merit the law school belongs in the modern university no more than a school of fencing or dancing.



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The thief or swindler who has gained great wealth by his delinquency has a better chance than the small thief of escaping the rigorous penalty of the law.



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Only individuals with an aberrant temperament can in the long run retain their self-esteem in the face of the disesteem of their fellows.



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The possession of wealth confers honor; it is an invidious distinction.



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The dog commends himself to our favor by affording play to our propensity for mastery



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Born in iniquity and conceived in sin, the spirit of nationalism has never ceased to bend human institutions to the service of dissension and distress.




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