I shall ask no more than that you agree with Dean Inge that even though counting heads is not an ideal way to govern, at least it is better than breaking them.

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A self-made man may prefer a self-made name.

A self-made man may prefer a self-made name.

Thou shalt not ration justice.

Thou shalt not ration justice.

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

Words are chameleons, which reflect the color of their environment.

Words are chameleons, which reflect the color of their environment.

Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for...

Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for...

It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into...

It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into...

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is...

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is...

Life is made up of a series of judgments on insufficient data, and if we...

Life is made up of a series of judgments on insufficient data, and if we...

What seems fair enough against a squalid huckster of bad liquor may take on a...

What seems fair enough against a squalid huckster of bad liquor may take on a...

Right knows no boundaries, and justice no frontiers; the brotherhood of man is not a...

Right knows no boundaries, and justice no frontiers; the brotherhood of man is not a...

You cannot raise the standard against oppression, or leap into the breach to relieve injustice,...

You cannot raise the standard against oppression, or leap into the breach to relieve injustice,...

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

We may win when we lose, if we have done what we can; for by...

We may win when we lose, if we have done what we can; for by...

What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction,...

What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction,...

The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man.

The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man.

The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man

The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man

The art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay, and...

The art of publicity is a black art; but it has come to stay, and...

It lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

It lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution,...

Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.

Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is...

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is...