No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility.

No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility.

The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously.

The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously.

I don't care if the Bible says it. It's wrong. It's wrong to divide people on the basis of sexual read more

I don't care if the Bible says it. It's wrong. It's wrong to divide people on the basis of sexual preference, of sexual orientation. It's wrong to say that women are unequal, if the Bible says so. It's wrong to say that Blacks are unequal even if the Hammite myth supports it or suggests it. The Bible is often wrong. It is often right. Of course, it is often brilliantly right.

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of read more

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no more than the sum of the rights of the individuals.

The United States Constitution has proven itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written

The United States Constitution has proven itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written

Many a person seems to think it isn't enough for the government to guarantee him the pursuit of happiness. He read more

Many a person seems to think it isn't enough for the government to guarantee him the pursuit of happiness. He insists it also run interference for him.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator read more

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting read more

Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.

The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.

The first rule is not to lose. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.