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Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no resp

Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect. – George Bancroft

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By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy. – George Bancroft

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The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force. – George Bancroft

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An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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I dont expect to win every battle but I think Fred Pierce has enough respect for me that I can go fight my battles and win my share. – Roone Arledge

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That is a Medieval way of drawing history, in which they do not respect the law and want the rest of the world to respect the law. Thats not possible. – Emir Kusturica

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The respect of those you respect is worth more than the applause of the multitude. – Arnold Glasgow

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All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin. – John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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