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Words and Thoughts... 12/17/2004 7:45:28 PM
"If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." --George Washington
Then again, what did Washington know about securing peace…
"On every question of construction carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed." --Thomas Jefferson
"One single object...[will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation." --Thomas Jefferson
Every judge in America should be reminded of these truths on a daily basis.
"The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first…” --Theodore Roosevelt
