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Lysander Spooner Quotes

Even if the Constitution of the United States had intended to recognize slavery, as a constitutional state institution, such intended recognition would have failed of effect, and been legally void, because slavery then had no constitutional existence to be recognized.

Lysander Spooner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: american
Birth: January 19, 1808 - May 14, 1887

Topics

Slavery Constitution Recognition Been

I like to be in the room with players that are better than me. That's always a good place to be.

Good Me Better Place Good Place

Barack Obama's convention speech in 2004 had made him a political star, and he arrived in Iowa to crowds unseen in caucus history.

History Political Speech Him Star

Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in America in the 1930s under Roosevelt.

Time America Wealth Investment Elite

I try to be a positive person, but I'm also always looking and wondering, 'Maybe this could be done differently.' As soon as your mind is in a critical mode, you're halfway through designing; as soon as you start thinking about whether something could be better, you're already halfway through a solution.

Thomas Heatherwick

Positive Mind Looking Start Better

On a scale of 1-10, I would consider myself an 8.5 rowdy. I prefer being rowdy in the day. I'm a 10 day rowdy, 7 night rowdy.

Myself Day Night Being Would Scale

Gay men in a very real way created my career.

Marianne Williamson

Men Career Gay Way Real Created

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.

Myself Laughter Tears Frustration Up

If there is one thing I object to, it's actors talking about how tough their jobs are.

Tough Talking One Thing Object How

I'll cheerfully confess to spending a lot of time playing completely disgusting computer games that have no redeeming social value.

Time Value Games Playing Social Lot

So there was something of a learning curve with doing your own thing and people seeing you outside of the band. I mean, people have never really heard my voice before - or heard a whole record of mine before. So it was a completely new experience.

Learning Experience People Voice You

When we're onstage, it's like mind reading: we're on the same page.

Mind Reading Page Same Like Onstage

We need responsible regulations, not regulations that have gone wild. For example, the EPA has a rule that is going to be implemented Jan. 1, 2012, where they're going to begin to regulate dust. That's right, dust. It's called PM 2.5. That is focusing on the wrong thing.

Wrong Responsible Wild Need Right

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