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"Legislation can neither be wise nor just which seeks the welfare of a single interest at the expense and to the injury of many and varied interests."
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"The world is not going to be saved by legislation."
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"A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years is not bad."
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"Regardless of my legislation, spending has to be stopped."
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"Of the five House Calendars, the Private Calendar is the one to which all Private Bills are referred. Private Bills deal with specific individuals, corporations, institutions, and so forth, as distinguished from public bills which deal with classes only."
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"Ideally citizens are to think of themselves as if they were legislators and ask themselves what statutes, supported by what reasons satisfying the criterion of reciprocity, they would think is most reasonable to enact."
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"Let us not say that we will decide on a political basis at the national level that no State is competent to regulate the practice of medicine in that State if they decide to allow a doctor to prescribe marijuana, because that is what we are talking about."
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"Anytime a large, emergency spending bill makes its way through Congress, the potential for mischief is great."
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"I'll sign anything except bad legislation."
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"Legislation can neither be wise nor just which seeks the welfare of a single interest at the expense and to the injury of many and varied interests."
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"It was determined, as shown in the report of the Commission, which I can read to you, but I know you are familiar with the report. It states there was disagreement on this issue, particularly as the subject was debated, that there were different opinions about it."
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"The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people."
Government
"Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects."
Legal
"Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing to take charge of our political affairs."
Man
"If the rabble were lopped off at one end and the aristocrats at the other, all would be well with the country."
Nation
"It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word."
Mind
"Legislation can neither be wise nor just which seeks the welfare of a single interest at the expense and to the injury of many and varied interests."
Legislation
"Slavery exists. It is black in the South, and white in the North."
Slavery
"If I am shot at, I want no man to be in the way of the bullet."
Man
"There are no good laws but such as repeal other laws."
Law
"Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide."
Courage
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