As Attorney General, Solicitor General, and Assistant Attorney General,:he lost but a single case in the Supreme Court. Against [that] may be tallied some twenty-seven arguments which he won.
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Self-reliance, good-humored tolerance, recognition of the other fellow's right to be and to thrive, even though you may not think he is as good as you are, sus…
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Permalink to quote #72 His speech breaks through the printed page. He was one of those rare men whose spoken word survives in type.
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