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The press was to serve the governed, not the governors.


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I was brought up to believe that Scotch whisky would need a tax preference to survive in competition with Kentucky bourbon.

I was brought up to believe that Scotch whisky would need a tax preference to survive in competition with Kentucky bourbon.



A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and to degrade religion.

A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and to degrade religion.



Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism and others.

Among religions in this country which do not teach what would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God are Buddhism, Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism and others.



There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.

There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.



Freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have, or the views they express, or the words they speak or write.

Freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have, or the views they express, or the words they speak or write.



The layman's constitutional view is that what he likes is constitutional and that which he doesn't like is unconstitutional.

The layman's constitutional view is that what he likes is constitutional and that which he doesn't like is unconstitutional.



An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment.

An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment.



When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again.

When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again.



The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny.

The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny.



The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as they wish, not as the Government commands.

The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as they wish, not as the Government commands.





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It was his home now. But it could not be his home till he had gone from it and returned to it. Now he was the Prodigal Son.

It was his home now. But it could not be his home till he had gone from it and returned to it. Now he was the Prodigal Son.



If people have to choose between freedom and sandwiches they will take sandwiches.

If people have to choose between freedom and sandwiches they will take sandwiches.



The epitome of the human realm is to be stuck in a huge traffic jam of discursive thought.

The epitome of the human realm is to be stuck in a huge traffic jam of discursive thought.



if a man would make his world large, he must be always making himself small.

if a man would make his world large, he must be always making himself small.



The time for universal praise is sure to come some day. Let us begin to do our part now.

The time for universal praise is sure to come some day. Let us begin to do our part now.



We have a saying in Germany. It is better to have loved and lost than to engage in a land war with Russia in the winter.

We have a saying in Germany. It is better to have loved and lost than to engage in a land war with Russia in the winter.



Cheerleading gave me a love of sports, which I brought to the Senate. I can talk to the good ol' boys about college sports because I follow it like they do.

Cheerleading gave me a love of sports, which I brought to the Senate. I can talk to the good ol' boys about college sports because I follow it like they do.



One feature film that I am most proud of is Forrest Gump which starred Tom Hanks. Once you are called out to work in film, yes it is a small industry and your name gets around pretty fast.

One feature film that I am most proud of is Forrest Gump which starred Tom Hanks. Once you are called out to work in film, yes it is a small industry and your name gets around pretty fast.



Then he raised her enough to whisper in her ear, and while his voice was tender, his words were savage. "You're my woman, and no man or God or ghost will ever take you from me.

Then he raised her enough to whisper in her ear, and while his voice was tender, his words were savage. "You're my woman, and no man or God or ghost will ever take you from me.




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