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No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority. – Joseph Addison

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Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass. – Joseph Addison

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By the fulfillment of my legal and moral duty I think I have earned punishment just as little as the tens of thousands of dutiful German officials who have now been imprisoned only because they carried out their duties. – Wilhelm Frick

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legal

And understandably so, that when youre in legal jeopardy, you really cannot put yourself in a position to open yourself up to the media. – Monica Lewinsky

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legal

As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nations economy and culture. – Bob Filner

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legal

It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and its too bad that we dont have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning teams lawyers. – Carol Burnett

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legal

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God has a most wicked sense of humor. – Maureen OHara

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Our childrens health and well-being are dependent on our commitment to promoting food access and good eating habits at home, at school and in the community. – Rod Blagojevich

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Since Hiroshima and the Holocaust, science no longer holds its pristine place as the highest moral authority. Instead, that role is taken by human rights. It follows that any assault on Jewish life – on Jews or Judaism or the Jewish state – must be cast in the language of human rights. – Jonathan Sacks

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Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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