Quote by Daniel Webster
The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of

The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power. – Daniel Webster

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Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored. – Daniel Webster

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Memorial Day
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On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our free institutions. – Daniel Webster

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Education
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Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. – Daniel Webster

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Politics
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The nice thing about the Bible is it doesnt give you too many facts. Two an a half lines and it tells you the whole story and that leaves you a great deal of freedom to elaborate on how it might have happened. – Howard Nemerov

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Freedom

I needed freedom to really express myself. Thats really what Justified is about. – Justin Timberlake

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Freedom

In the free/libre software movement, we develop software that respects users freedom, so we and you can escape from software that doesnt. – Richard Stallman

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Freedom

What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom to and freedom from. – Marilyn vos Savant

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Freedom

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I love making movies, but theres nothing like being in front of an audience. – Patrick Wilson

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Great classic music that Ive been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting. – Scott Weiland

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That a society controls, to a greater or lesser extent, the behavior of its members is a universal but the methods, the particulars of that control, vary from one culture to another. – Kenneth L. Pike

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The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result. – Lawrence Lessig

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