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Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law
Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law
The primary function of the government is - and here I am quoting directly from the U.S. Constitution - "to read more
The primary function of the government is - and here I am quoting directly from the U.S. Constitution - "to spew out paper."
Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him!
[Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann read more
Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him!
[Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann den Teufel festzuhalten.]
Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought read more
Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.
Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.
Which government is best? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.
You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed read more
You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again.
I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power.
I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power.
He is most powerful who has power over himself
He is most powerful who has power over himself
Odin, thou whirlwind, what a threat is this
Thou threatenest what transcends thy might, even thine,
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Odin, thou whirlwind, what a threat is this
Thou threatenest what transcends thy might, even thine,
For of all powers the mightiest far art thou,
Lord over men on earth, and Gods in Heaven;
Yet even from thee thyself hath been withheld
One thing--to undo what thou thyself hast ruled.