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Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
We vote too much. We deliberate too little. We have brought within the scope of the federal jurisdiction a vast read more
We vote too much. We deliberate too little. We have brought within the scope of the federal jurisdiction a vast number of subjects that do not belong here, but are nevertheless here. What we need to do is to stop passing laws. We have enough laws now to govern the world for the next ten thousand years.
In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.
In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.
One of the greatest Romans, when asked where were his politics,
replied, "Imperium et libertas." That would not make read more
One of the greatest Romans, when asked where were his politics,
replied, "Imperium et libertas." That would not make a bad
programme for a British Ministry.
The idea that the sole aim of punishment is to prevent crime is obviously grounded upon the theory that crime read more
The idea that the sole aim of punishment is to prevent crime is obviously grounded upon the theory that crime can be prevented, which is almost as dubious as the notion that poverty can be prevented.
War is a ritual, a deadly ritual, not the result of aggressive self-assertion, but of self-transcending identification. Without loyalty to read more
War is a ritual, a deadly ritual, not the result of aggressive self-assertion, but of self-transcending identification. Without loyalty to tribe, church, flag or ideal, there would be no wars.
Confronted with the choice, the American people would choose the policeman's truncheon over the anarchist's bomb.
Confronted with the choice, the American people would choose the policeman's truncheon over the anarchist's bomb.
