Edward Levi Quotes

As an instrument for practical action, law is responsive to the wisdom of its time, which may be wrong, but it carries forward, sometimes in opposition to this wisdom or passion, a memory of received values.

Edward Levi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 26, 1911 - March 7, 2000

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With such irresistible evidence before us of the great and rapid progress of abolitionism without the slightest indication of abatement, he is blind who does not see, if the state of things which has caused it should be permitted to continue, that it will speedily be too late, if not to save ourselves, to save the Union.

John C. Calhoun

GreatProgressBlindLateWillSee

Being able to control a live crowd at the ESPYs, that's fun.

John Cena

LiveFunControlBeingCrowdAble

Putin needs strong moves to keep the country as one. There is some criticism that he is centralizing power, but in Russia, if you don't centralize power, you have the risk of losing the country.

Anatoly Karpov

PowerLosingStrongCriticismYou

Jazz is like a big secret club. The mainstream media doesn't pay any attention to it; it's, like, 1 percent of the music market - no one cares. Why? Because the majority of jazz is old.

Robert Glasper

MusicMediaAttentionJazzWhyPay

The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper actor.

Tom Courtenay

StarsBusinessInterestingLongMore

My parents didn't feel that they had any choice but to leave the Dominican Republic. They did, however, choose to become Americans, and they lived American values every day.

Tom Perez

DayParentsAmericanChooseChoice

To wait idly is the worst of conditions.

Robert Falcon Scott

WaitWorstConditionsIdly

The team architecture means setting up an organization that helps people produce that great work in teams.

Jay Chiat

WorkGreatArchitecturePeopleTeam

I don't believe in messing with mother-nature too much.

Janine Turner

BelieveToo MuchMuchTooMessing

I want to do a collaboration or some kind of side thing or some soundtrack work. Because I've been doing this for years and years. I'd like to just step out and try something different.

Jon Crosby

WorkStepCollaborationDoingKind

I keep my own personality in a cupboard under the stairs at home so that no one else can see it or nick it.

Dawn French

HomePersonalityStairsMy OwnSee

If somebody attacks me with words, I'm always like, 'Do you know me? Do you know me that well? Let's have a beer and talk about it.'

Chris Bosh

WordsBeerMeYouKnowTalk

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