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I happen to prefer champagne to ditchwater, but there is no reason to suppose that the cosmos does.
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I happen to prefer champagne to ditchwater, but there is no reason to suppose that the cosmos does.
Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.
Our test of truth is a reference to either a present or an imagined future majority in favor of our view.
The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.
I do not think the United States would come to an end if we lost our power to declare an Act of Congress void. I do think the Union would be imperiled if we could not make that declaration as to the laws of the several States.
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