Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

What then is freedom ? The power to live as one wishes

What then is freedom ? The power to live as one wishes

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth....

If I err in my belief that the souls of men are immortal, I err...

If I err in my belief that the souls of men are immortal, I err...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than...

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old...

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other...

A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other...

More law, less justice.

More law, less justice.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

Superstition is a senseless fear of God

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

When a government becomes powerful it is destructive, extravagant and violent; it is an usurer...

In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.

In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

Our character is not so much the product of race and heredity as of those...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our...

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.