“The Declaration of Independence, however, is not a legal prescription conferring powers upon the courts; and the Constitution’s refusal to “deny or disparage” other rights is far removed from affirming any one of them, and even farther removed from authorizing…

“Liberty, like chastity, once lost, can never be regained in its original purity.” Henry Wheeler Shaw, (1818-1885) American humorist and lecturer. Source Reference Henry Wheeler Shaw Quote

“A man must first govern himself ere he is fit to govern a family; and his family ere he be fit to bear the government of the commonwealth.” Sir Walter Raleigh, (1552-1618) British Poet, Courtier and Explorer, executed by King James I. Source…

“If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of…

“I believe in God, but I detest theocracy. For every Government consists of mere men and is, strictly viewed, a makeshift; if it adds to its commands ‘Thus saith the Lord’, it lies, and lies dangerously.” C. S. Lewis, (1898-1963),…

“Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.” Maimonides, (1892-1954), U. S. Supreme Court Justice. Source Reference Maimonides Quote

“It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.” Sally Kempton, Source: “Cutting Loose,” by Sally Kempton. Esquire, July 1970. Source Reference Sally Kempton Quote

“The most odious of all oppressions are those which mask as justice.” Justice Robert H. Jackson, (1892-1954), U. S. Supreme Court Justice. Source Reference Famous Justice Robert H. Jackson Quote

“The truth is the only thing worth having, and, in a civilized life, like ours, where so many risks are removed, facing it is almost the only courageous thing left to do.” E. V. Lucas, [Edward Verrall Lucas] (1868-1938) English…

“We must abandon the prevalent belief in the superior wisdom of the ignorant.” Daniel Boorstin, (1914-2004) American historian, professor, attorney, writer, Librarian of the United States Congress (1975-1987). Source Reference Daniel Boorstin Quote

“When you stretch the truth, watch out for the snapback.” Bill Copeland, (1946-2010) American poet, writer and historian. Source Reference Bill Copeland Quote

“In our country, the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.” Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, (1918-2008) Russian novelist, Soviet dissident, imprisoned for 8 years for critizing Stalin in a personal letter, Nobel Prize for Literature,…