"Liberty plucks justice by the nose; The..." - Quote by William Shakespeare
Liberty plucks justice by the nose; The baby beats the nurse, and quite athwart Goes all decorum.
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“Battle is an orgy of disorder.”
“Confusion now hath made his masterpiece.”
“Therefore the moon, the governess of floods,Pale in her anger washes all the air,That rheumatic diseases do abound;And through this distemperature we seeThe seasons alter: hoary-headed frostsFall in the fresh lap of the crimson rose.”
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“I should like to know if, taking this old Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men are equal upon principle, you begin making exceptions to it, where will you stop? If one man says it does not mean a Negro, why not another say it does not mean some other man?”
“In law, what plea so tainted and corrupts, but being seasoned with a gracious voice obscures the show of evil.”
“I believe in justice and truth, without which there would be no basis for human hope”