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They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of...more

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It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.

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The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged...more

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The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to the public welfare, is only a species of...more

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Our government rests upon religion. It is from that source that we derive our reverence for truth and justice, for equality and liberality, and for th...more

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Under the attempt to perform the impossible there sets in a general disintegration. When legislation fails, those who look upon it as a sovereign reme...more