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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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...

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 mid-day sun is too much for most eyes; one is dazzled even with its...

The mid-day sun is too much for most eyes; one is dazzled even with its...

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...

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...

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,...

Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.

Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.

If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration...

If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration...

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,...

Thou shalt not ration justice.

Thou shalt not ration justice.

In the end it is worse to suppress dissent than to run the risk of...

In the end it is worse to suppress dissent than to run the risk of...

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...

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...

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.

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...

No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes scripture.

No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes scripture.

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...

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

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

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,...

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

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