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The Bill of Rights never gets off the page and into the lives of most Americans.


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Death is not only an unusually severe punishment, unusual in its pain, in its finality and in its enormity, but is serves no penal purpose more effectively than a less severe punishment.

Death is not only an unusually severe punishment, unusual in its pain, in its finality and in its enormity, but is serves no penal purpose more effectively than a less severe punishment.



We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents.

We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents.



If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion.

If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion.



There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.



We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not before us.

We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not before us.



Religious conflict can be the bloodiest and cruelest conflicts that turn people into fanatics.

Religious conflict can be the bloodiest and cruelest conflicts that turn people into fanatics.



Perhaps the bleakest fact of all is that the death penalty is imposed not only in a freakish and discriminatory manner, but also in some cases upon defendants who are actually innocent.

Perhaps the bleakest fact of all is that the death penalty is imposed not only in a freakish and discriminatory manner, but also in some cases upon defendants who are actually innocent.



We cannot let colorblindness become myopia which masks the reality that many "created equal" have been treated within our lifetimes as inferior both by the law and by their fellow citizens.

We cannot let colorblindness become myopia which masks the reality that many "created equal" have been treated within our lifetimes as inferior both by the law and by their fellow citizens.



After each perceived security crisis ended, the United States has remorsefully realized that the abrogation of civil liberties was unnecessary.

After each perceived security crisis ended, the United States has remorsefully realized that the abrogation of civil liberties was unnecessary.



The framers knew that liberty is a fragile thing, and so should we.

The framers knew that liberty is a fragile thing, and so should we.





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In that smooth fortress of glass, I caught a glimpse of my corruption gripping steel, which before I had thought of as my salvation, but now represented my obliteration.



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Pity the cat, thinks the writer, for I live as many lives as I can imagine.



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Love is a conflict between reflexes and reflections.



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We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.



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I drive these brothers crazy I do it on the daily They treat me really nicely They buy me all these ices



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The strength of a wall is neither greater nor less than the courage of the men who defend it.



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'Ms.' is a syllable which sounds like a bumble bee is breaking wind.



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I've always said that there's a huge progressive rock, progressive metal audience out there, in the world.



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I think that people get experiences, and out of those experiences come meaning and ideas. It's like watching a rose bush grow.

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