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The Bill of Rights was intended to secure freedom of speech - the freedom of speech of members of parliament to speak freely rather than be at threat of... the threat of an over powerful monarch at the time.
There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult - to begin a war and to end it.
Quotes By Alexis de Tocqueville
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All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to...
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Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human...
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The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint...
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The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in...
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The power of the periodical press is second only to that of the people.
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In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.
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As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans one sees...
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The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it...
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It is the dissimilarities and inequalities among men which give rise to the...
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There are many men of principle in both parties in America but there is no...
Quotes About War
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All War Departments are now Defense Departments. This is all part of the...
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There is nothing worth having that can he obtained by nuclear war - nothing...
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And of course in the Philippines there were so many thousands of Americans...
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I am still profoundly troubled by the war in Nicaragua. The United States...
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How do you tell troops who volunteered to fight for our freedoms that the...
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I have always been willing to admit when I made a mistake. I made a mistake...