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“I'm not convinced that the world is in any worse shape than it ever was. It's just that in this age of almost instantaneous communication, we bear the weight of problems our forefathers only read about after they were solved.”

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Bill Vaughan

Bill Vaughan was an American author, born on October 8, 1915, and passed away on February 25, 1977. Known for his humorous and satirical writing style, his works were well-received by readers for their unique perspective on everyday life and social phenomena. more

“Every idea is an incitement. It offers itself for belief, and if believed it is acted on unless some other belief outweighs it or some failure of energy stifles the movement at its birth. The only difference between the expression of an opinion and an incitement is the speaker's enthusiasm for the result.”

Ifs Ideas Belief Energy Differences Justice Results Opinion Movement Expression Birth Offers Enthusiasm Speakers Incitement

Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

“But when men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe...that the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market... That at any rate is the theory of our constitution.”

Men Believe May Truth Fighting Justice Power Theory Truth Is Tests Constitution Competition Rate Accepted Upset Freedom Of Speech

Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

“The common law is not a brooding omnipresence in the sky, but the articulate voice of some sovereign or quasi sovereign that can be identified; although some decisions with which I have disagreed seem to me to have forgotten the fact.”

Facts Seems Law Voice Decision Common Sky Forgotten Sovereign Sovereignty Brooding Common Law

Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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