We may win when we lose, if we have done what we can; for by so doing we have made real at least some part of that finished product in whose fabrication we are most concerned: ourselves.

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Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.

Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.

Thou shalt not ration justice.

Thou shalt not ration justice.

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end...

Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party...

Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party...

Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If...

Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If...