When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do not suddenly rise into a stratosphere of icy certainty.
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A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.
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I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not breakdown from overwork, but from worry and dissipation.
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Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry.
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Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day.
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While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.
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