If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. – Louis D. Brandeis
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I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not so desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. – Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, 1849
Disobedience, the rarest and most courageous of the virtues, is seldom distinguished from neglect, the laziest and commonest of the vices. – George Bernard Shaw, Maxims for Revolutionists
What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities. – Ben Nelson
But it wasnt until I graduated from Texas A & M University and joined the United States Air Force, flying C-130s all around the globe, that I truly appreciated the blessings of freedom. – Rick Perry
