Quote by Thurgood Marshall
Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving

Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control mens minds. – Thurgood Marshall

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If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his house, what books he may read or what films he may watch. – Thurgood Marshall

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None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody – a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns – bent down and helped us pick up our boots. – Thurgood Marshall

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Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. – Ronald Reagan

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It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress. – Mark Twain

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Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people. – Andrew Cuomo

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I dont believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion. – Stephen Harper

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Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. – Blaise Pascal

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To a coward, courage always looks like stupidity. – Bill Maher, Real Time with Bill Maher (season13, episode1, original airdate 2015

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Fling but a stone, the giant dies. – Matthew Green

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To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it those who have, fear it. – Homer

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