Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.

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Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance, they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance, they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable, procures success to the weak

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable, procures success to the weak and esteem to all.

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

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    When artists create pictures and thinkers search for laws and formulate thoughts, it is in order to salvage something from the great dance of death, to make something last longer than we do.

    When artists create pictures and thinkers search for laws and formulate thoughts, it is in order to salvage something from the great dance of death, to make something last longer than we do.

    It is possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard.

    It is possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard.

    Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the laws. Others sense their own laws within them.

    Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the laws. Others sense their own laws within them.

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