No penance would ever expiate the sin against free government of holding that a President can escape control of executive powers by law through assuming his military role.

Nothing in our Constitution is plainer than that declaration of a war is entrusted only to Congress. Of course, a state of war may in fact exist without a form…

He who must search a haystack for a needle is likely to end up with the attitude that the needle is not worth the search.

The day that this country ceases to be free for irreligion it will cease to be free for religion - except for the sect that can win political power.