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Law is the embodiment of the moral sentiment of the people.


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The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength, - the floating bulwark of our island.

The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength, - the floating bulwark of our island.



It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer.

It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer.



No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God

No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God



[Self-defense is] justly called the primary law of nature, so it is not, neither can it be in fact, taken away by the laws of society.

[Self-defense is] justly called the primary law of nature, so it is not, neither can it be in fact, taken away by the laws of society.



Free men have arms; slaves do not.

Free men have arms; slaves do not.



So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will not authorize the least violation of it; no, not even for the general good of the whole community.

So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will not authorize the least violation of it; no, not even for the general good of the whole community.



The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.

The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.



Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws.

Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws.



The husband and wife are one, and that one is the husband.

The husband and wife are one, and that one is the husband.



By marriage the husband and wife are one person in law, that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during marriage.

By marriage the husband and wife are one person in law, that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during marriage.





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I want a million dollars a year for illegally having my mind read and privacy stolen.



We're the only branch of government that explains itself in writing every time itmakes a decision.

We're the only branch of government that explains itself in writing every time itmakes a decision.



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I want to move from what we let go of to whom we hold on to. I want to explore not just the gravity of what we forsake in this world, but also the greatness of the one we follow in this world.

I want to move from what we let go of to whom we hold on to. I want to explore not just the gravity of what we forsake in this world, but also the greatness of the one we follow in this world.



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Change has to come from outside our corrupt system.



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Whatever organisation we try to create, it always ends up looking like the Communist Party.

Whatever organisation we try to create, it always ends up looking like the Communist Party.




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