Rufus King quotes
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“This is the law of God by which He makes His way known to man and is paramount to all human control.”
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“The law established by the Creator, which has existed from the beginning, extends over the whole globe, is everywhere and at all times binding upon mankind.”
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“I never liked the Hierarchy of the Church-an equality in the teacher of Religion, and a dependence on the people, are republican sentiments-but if the Clergy combine, they will have their influence on Government”
-- Rufus KingSource : Rufus King (1971). “The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: 1755-1794”
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“The most numerous objects of legislation belong to the States. Those of the National Legislature [are] but few.”
-- Rufus KingSource : Rufus King (1971). “The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: 1755-1794”
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“In our laws...by the oath which they prescribe, we appeal to the Supreme Being so to deal with us hereafter as we observe the obligation of our oaths. The Pagan world...are without the mighty influence of this principle which is proclaimed in the Christian system.”
-- Rufus King
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“Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose, But young men think it is, and we were young.”
Source : More Poems (1936) no. 36
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Source : Arthur Edward Waite (2003). “Devil-Worship in France: With Diana Vaughn and the Question of Modern Palladism”, p.219, Weiser Books
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Source : "Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution" by A. V. Dicey, LibertyClassics, (pp. 3-4), 1982.
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“Law is whatever is boldly asserted and plausibly maintained.”
Source : Quoted in James Parton, Life and Times of Aaron Burr, 7th ed. (1858)
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“Law that shocks equity is reason's murderer.”
Source : Voltaire, Aaron Hill (1797). “Merope: A Tragedy”, p.50
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“Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law.”
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“You just can't let anything or anyone get in the way of who you are.”
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