The mid-day sun is too much for most eyes; one is dazzled even with its reflection. Be careful that too broad and high an aim does not paralyze your effort and clog your springs of action.

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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...

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.

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,...

Thou shalt not ration justice.

Thou shalt not ration justice.

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...

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,...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

I shall ask no more than that you agree with Dean Inge that even though...

I shall ask no more than that you agree with Dean Inge that even though...