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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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My dear sister, I hope, when God Almighty in his righteous providence shall take me out of time into eternity, that it will be by a flash of lightning. – James Otis

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The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and applause, and even life, to the sacred calls of his country. – James Otis

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When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally had the man as the head and master of the family. As late as the 70s and 80s when we were fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment, states like Louisiana still had a head and master law. – Patricia Ireland

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I support making sure that there are legal protects for everyone. – Debbie Stabenow

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The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens. – Henry Miller

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Like all other law-abiding Americans, I fully support legal immigration. – Ted Nugent

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But I say to you, that every one who looks on a woman to lust for her has committed adultery with her already in his heart. Matthew 5:28 – Bible

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Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world. – Thomas Carlyle

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