Quote by Caleb Cushing
Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the P

Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this country and in England, I have argued that this House is bound to revive the Petition under debate. – Caleb Cushing

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Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will ye be true to your constitutional faith? – Caleb Cushing

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Faith
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Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting exclusively in the intelligence and virtue of the People. – Caleb Cushing

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Intelligence
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All the legal action Ive taken against newspapers has had a massively positive effect on my life and achieved exactly what I wanted, which is privacy and non-harassment. – Sienna Miller

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We have used the presence of UNMIK, as well as other European and American agencies to establish a legal framework compatible with the European Union and that is already an advantage. We have seen the positive effects of this and our parliament will continue to go this way. – Ibrahim Rugova

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Every neurosis is a primitive form of legal proceeding in which the accused carries on the prosecution, imposes judgment and executes the sentence: all to the end that someone else should not perform the same process. – Lionel Trilling

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I guess music, particularly the blues, is the only form of schizophrenia that has organised itself into being both legal and beneficial to society. – Alexis Korner

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legal

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Im very conscious that I want the dance audience to respond and respect what Im doing, so Im always very true to the music and I honour the music in the way I see it – I dont mess around with the music. – Matthew Bourne

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Everything great in the world comes from neurotics. They alone have founded our religions and composed our masterpieces. – Marcel Proust

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If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and truth only, prepared to hear all things, and decide upon all things, according to evidence, we should do more wisely to sit down contented in ignorance, than to bestir ourselves only to reap disappointment. – Frances Wright

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Im really looking forward to the Hall of Fame ceremonies. Its going to be unbelievable – just crazy. Im looking forward to thanking all the fans for inspiring me to go out there and play my best football each and every game. – Jerry Rice

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thankful