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This book compiles various papers and addresses that delve into the concept of liberty and its importance in society
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“The art of publicity is a black art.”
“The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.”
“We prate of freedom; we are in deadly fear of life, as much of our own American scene betrays.”
“No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes the scripture.”
“Our common law is the stock instance of a combination of custom and its successive adaptations.”
“Liberty is so much latitude as the powerful choose to accord to the weak.”
“Tyranny is tyranny, no matter what its form; the free man will resist it if his courage serves.”
“The apathy of the modern voter is the confusion of the modern reformer.”