We cannot lightly allow the perpetrator of a serious crime to go free simply because that person believed his actions were reasonable and necessary to prevent some perceived harm.

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In the past, those who had ideas they wished to communicate to the public had...

In the past, those who had ideas they wished to communicate to the public had...

A married woman has the same right to control her own body as does an...

A married woman has the same right to control her own body as does an...

A marriage license should not be viewed as a license for a husband to forcibly...

A marriage license should not be viewed as a license for a husband to forcibly...

You can, if you wish, think of it like the universe: Each case is a...

You can, if you wish, think of it like the universe: Each case is a...

In the past, those who had ideas they wished to communicate to the public had...

In the past, those who had ideas they wished to communicate to the public had...

I began to have an idea of my life, not as slow shaping of achievement...

I began to have an idea of my life, not as slow shaping of achievement...

A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor

A man's home is his castle, and his wife is the janitor

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell...

An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell...

Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.

Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

Your ideas are like diamonds.. .without the refining process, they are just a dirty rock,...

Your ideas are like diamonds.. .without the refining process, they are just a dirty rock,...

Never stop believing.. Magic is just science we don't understand.. Every original idea was considered...

Never stop believing.. Magic is just science we don't understand.. Every original idea was considered...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long...

Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long...

If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when...

If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when...

Good ideas are common - what's uncommon are people who'll work hard enough to bring...

Good ideas are common - what's uncommon are people who'll work hard enough to bring...

Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.

Acting is nothing more or less than playing. The idea is to humanize life.

Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a...

Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a...

He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the...

He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the...