Quote #17

Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.

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  1. It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
  2. Life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals …
  3. In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education.
  4. Many people consider the things which government does for them to be social progress, but they consider the things government does for othe…
  5. In mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit…
  6. The censor's sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
  7. In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
  8. The fantastic advances in the field of electronic communication constitute a greater danger to the privacy of the individual.

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