Thus I have maintained by English history, that in proportion as the press has been free, English government has been secure.

Quote by Thomas Erskine

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In the New Testament, religion is grace and ethics is gratitude.

In the New Testament, religion is grace and ethics is gratitude.

Thus I have maintained by English history, that in proportion as the press has been...

Thus I have maintained by English history, that in proportion as the press has been...

I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the...

I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the...

Let him who plays the monarch be a king; Who plays the rogue, be perfect...

Let him who plays the monarch be a king; Who plays the rogue, be perfect...

The French have taste in all they do - which we are quite without; For...

The French have taste in all they do - which we are quite without; For...

I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the...

I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the...

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion,...

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion,...

Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake

Justice is justice though it's always delayed and finally done only by mistake

To exclude all jurors who would be in the slightest way affected by the prospect...

To exclude all jurors who would be in the slightest way affected by the prospect...

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion

Justice was born outside the home and a long way from it; and it has...

Justice was born outside the home and a long way from it; and it has...

The war in Iraq will end, our troops will come home, Bush will be impeached...

The war in Iraq will end, our troops will come home, Bush will be impeached...

Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead...

Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead...

The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since...

The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since...

I never promised you a rose garden. I never promised you perfect justice.

I never promised you a rose garden. I never promised you perfect justice.

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the...

The Supreme Court's only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the...

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that...

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that...

JUSTICE, n. A commodity which is a more or less adulterated condition the State sells...

JUSTICE, n. A commodity which is a more or less adulterated condition the State sells...