The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract. – Walter Lippmann Category: Constitution
A constitution that is made for all nations is made for none. – Joseph De Maistre Category: Constitution
It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention. – Lyndon B. Johnson Category: Constitution
You don’t understand anything until you learn it more than one way. – Marvin Minsky Category: Learning
Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die. – Vittorio Alfieri Category: Courage