"Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done."
-Louis D. Brandeis
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"In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action.“
-Louis D. Brandeis
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
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"If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable."
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"There are no shortcuts in evolution."
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"Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears."
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