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In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous r

In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended for serving the purpose that the Founding Fathers saw so clearly. – Hugo Black

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The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny. – Hugo Black

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Change
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It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first. The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self. – Hugo Black

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Happiness
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Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part of the right of free speech. It embraces freedom of the press. – Hugo Black

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Some might think that George W. Bush had his shortcomings, but let me tell you something – historys going to be kind to George W. Bush. – J. C. Watts

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I believe that history might be, and ought to be, taught in a new fashion so as to make the meaning of it as a process of evolution intelligible to the young. – Thomas Huxley

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History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up. – Voltaire

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If the history of the Day of Atonement has anything to say to us now it is: never relieve individuals of moral responsibility. The more we have, the more we grow. – Jonathan Sacks

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Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost. – James Thurber

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My grandson sees me as Lois on TV every Christmas, and that scores me points. – Margot Kidder

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The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a good way. A form of meditation, some form of communion with levels of yourself that are deeper than the ordinary self. – Ted Hughes

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