Quote by Herbert Croly
Our country was thereby saved from the consequences of its distrac

Our country was thereby saved from the consequences of its distracting individualistic conception of democracy, and its merely legal conception of nationality. It was because the followers of Jackson and Douglas did fight for it, that the Union was preserved. – Herbert Croly

Other quotes by Herbert Croly

The American economic, political, and social organization has given to its citizens the benefits of material prosperity, political liberty, and a wholesome natural equality and this achievement is a gain, not only to Americans, but to the world and to civilization. – Herbert Croly

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Equality
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The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights. – Herbert Croly

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Faith
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Other Quotes from
legal
category

To some lawyers, all facts are created equal. – Felix Frankfurter

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legal

History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal government to intervene on behalf of individuals whose 14th Amendment rights to legal due process and equal protection may be violated by a state. – Michael K. Simpson

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legal

I dealt with legal questions in the interest of Adolf Hitler and the NSDAP and its members during the difficult years of struggle for the victory of the Movement. – Hans Frank

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legal

The Democratic Party looks at massive immigration, legal and illegal, as a source of voters. – Tom Tancredo

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legal

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With a houseful of kids you give each other strength. – Michael Landon

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strength

To know where you can find a thing is the chief part of learning. – Source Unknown

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Organization

Who knew Rob Lowe was funny? On Parks and Rec, weve got some of the funniest comedy writers, some of the funniest comedians in the world working there. And if anything, we dont just effuse to one another and be like, Oh, Rob Lowes really funny, if he wasnt. – Chris Pratt

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funny

The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more. – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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Nature