There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judicial one.
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Americans can devote to general education only the early years of life. At fifteen they enter upon their calling...
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I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America.
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The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.
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In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
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The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.
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The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words introduced but even more in the new ideas they express.
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Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort.
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We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.
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All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
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