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Every one with this writ may be a tyrant if this commission be leg

Every one with this writ may be a tyrant if this commission be legal, a tyrant in a legal manner, also, may control, imprison, or murder any one within the realm. – James Otis

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I pray God I may never be brought to the melancholy trial but, if ever I should, it will then be known how far I can reduce to practice principles which I know to be founded in truth. – James Otis

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Truth
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Now, one of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of ones house. – James Otis

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Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character. – Robert E. Lee

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Ive been working at performing for five years now. Ive been working in Australia and Spain and England. When I was only 15 or 16, 1 was performing in bars I could have had legal problems, but its also the only way to get to know what music is all about. – Andy Gibb

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I wish that there were more stringent laws to make guns sold anywhere that theyre legal harder to get. – Rosie ODonnell

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Understand that legal and illegal are political, and often arbitrary, categorizations use and abuse are medical, or clinical, distinctions. – Abbie Hoffman

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When I pastored a country church, a farmer didnt like the sermons I preached on hell. He said, Preach about the meek and lowly Jesus. I said, Thats where I got my information about hell. – Vance Havner

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You cannot mistake Bushs clarity of purpose. He believes in a story about freedom and opportunity that makes his followers feel like they arent just ticking their days down but are part of something larger than themselves. – Eric Liu

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Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. – Oscar Wilde

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