"Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And that's not what any of us should want from our judges."

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"Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And that's not what any of us should want from our judges."

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"There's a War Crimes Act in the United States passed by a Republican Congress in 1996, which says that grave breaches of the Geneva Convention are subject to the death penalty. And that doesn't mean the soldier that committed them - that means the commanders."

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Samuel Butler, British Poet

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"The lawyer's world is entire unto itself, the human pared away."

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"When they say whatever you say may be used against you, they mean it!"

Kenneth Eade, American Author

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"The law is logical and is based on common sense. The trick was to argue the law in favor of your particular point of view without sounding biased. It was kind of like a magic trick: the best illusionist being the one who can best manipulate the logic to his or her advantage, all the while giving the illusion of impartiality."

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"If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now."

Power

"Well, the tough thing for them is that the Republican primary is pretty far over to the right, just as the Democratic primary is further over to the left than the average voter in each party."

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"I'm totally opposed to vouchers. I will fight them tooth and nail."

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"But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class."

Politics

"When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done."

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"It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty."

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"I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants."

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"Litigant: a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bone."

"The laws of men are not infallible."

"There's a War Crimes Act in the United States passed by a Republican Congress in 1996, which says that grave breaches of the Geneva Convention are subject to the death penalty. And that doesn't mean the soldier that committed them - that means the commanders."

"Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught."

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"I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession."

"Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do."

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"Well, the tough thing for them is that the Republican primary is pretty far over to the right, just as the Democratic primary is further over to the left than the average voter in each party."

"I'm totally opposed to vouchers. I will fight them tooth and nail."

"But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class."

"When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done."

"It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty."

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