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“We are not final because we are infallible, but infallible only because we are final.”

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Robert H. Jackson was a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, known for his contributions to the field of law and the judiciary. He was born on February 13, 1892, and died on October 9, 1954. more

“Particularly when the war power is invoked to do things to the liberties of people, or to their property or economy that only indirectly affect conduct of the war and do not relate to the engagement of the war itself, the constitutional basis should be scrutinized with care. ... I would not be willing to hold that war powers may be indefinitely prolonged merely by keeping legally alive a state of war that had in fact ended. I cannot accept the argument that war powers last as long as the effects and consequences of war for if so they are permanent -- as permanent as the war debts.”

“The advancement of freedom is not a matter of who wields political power over creative actions; rather, it depends upon the disassembling of such power.”

Matter Action Political Liberty Creative Depends Advancement Political Power

Author:Leonard Read

“To totalitarianism, an opponent is by definition subversive; democracy treats subversives as mere opponents for fear of betraying its principles.”

Politics Principles Democracy Authority Treats Mere Definitions Opponents Betray Totalitarianism Subversive

Author:Jean Francois Revel

“In Europe, anti-Americanism is much more a hobgoblin of the political, cultural, and religious elites.”

Political Religious Europe Elites Elitism Americanism

Author:Jean Francois Revel

“All fiction is about people, unless it's about rabbits pretending to be people. It's all essentially characters in action, which means characters moving through time and changes taking place, and that's what we call 'the plot'.”

People Mean Character Action Moving Fiction Plot Pretending Rabbits Time And Change

Author:Margaret Atwood

“If my name were John D Smith IV I wouldn't have been elected to anything.”

Ifs Has Beens Names

Author:John D. Rockefeller

“The right to enjoy property without unlawful deprivation, no less that the right to speak out or the right to travel is, in truth, a "personal" right.”

Truth Law Individual Speak Enjoy Justice Liberty Speech Constitution Property Speaks Out Deprivation Individual Rights Unlawful

Author:Potter Stewart

“Put your stressful thoughts on paper, question them, and have a great life.”

Paper Stressful

Author:Byron Katie

“Everyone wants to learn how to win, but no one wants to learn how to accept defeat.”

Want Winning Accepting Defeat

Author:Bruce Lee

“Rich, poor, Panhandle, Gulf, city, country, Texas is the obsession, the proper study, and the passionate possession of all Texans.”

Country Poor Cities Study Rich Passionate Possession Obsession Texas Texan Rich Poor

Book:Travels with Charley in Search of America

Source: Travels with Charley in Search of America

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