All legislation, all government, all society is founded upon the principle of mutual concession, politeness, comity, courtesy; upon these everything is based…Let him who elevates himself above humanity, above its weaknesses, its infirmities, its wants, its necessities, say, if he pleases, I will never compromise; but let no one who
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If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent.
Errors to be dangerous must have a great deal of truth mingled with them. It is only from this alliance that they can ever obtain an extensive circulation.
Study the past if you would define the future.
Eat before shopping. If you go to the store hungry, you are likely to make unnecessary purchases.
The law of liberty tends to abolish the reign of race over race, of faith over faith, of class over class. It is not the realization of a political ideal; it is the discharge of a moral obligation.
The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.
With most men, unbelief in one thing springs from blind belief in another.