Free institutions are not the property of any majority. They do not confer upon majorities unlimited powers. The rights of the majority are limited rights. They are limited not only by the constitutional guarantees but by the moral principle implied in those guarantees. That principle is that men may not use the facilities of liberty to impair them. No man may invoke a right in order to destroy it.
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Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.
Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.
A real leader faces the music, even when he doesn't like the tune.
A real leader faces the music, even when he doesn't like the tune.
Nobody believes a rumor here in Washington until it's officially denied.
Nobody believes a rumor here in Washington until it's officially denied.
I have impeached myself by resigning.
I have impeached myself by resigning.
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A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.
I should have had a circuitous answer that was a non-answer.
I should have had a circuitous answer that was a non-answer.
Be England what she will, with all her faults she is my country still.
Be England what she will, with all her faults she is my country still.
