11 How. St. Tr. 1208.
Trial of Sir Edward Hales (1686)
Speech to the First Protectorate Parliament (12 September 1654)
Brownlow v. Egerton (1854), 23 L. J. Rep. Part 5 (N. S.), Ch. 365.
Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790)
“Law can only be applied to foreseeable cases.”
History of the Thirty Years War - Volume II
The Thirty Years War
“Reflect upon the providence and wisdom of God in all created things and praise Him in them all.”
Maxim 35, p. 258
Maxims for Her Nuns (1963)
Source: Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct (1859), Ch. I : Self-Help — National and Individual
“She… can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.”
“There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law. In any case that arises”
1830s, The Lyceum Address (1838)
Context: There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law. In any case that arises, as for instance, the promulgation of abolitionism, one of two positions is necessarily true; that is, the thing is right within itself, and therefore deserves the protection of all law and all good citizens; or, it is wrong, and therefore proper to be prohibited by legal enactments; and in neither case, is the interposition of mob law, either necessary, justifiable, or excusable.
Introduction, p. xxv
The Age of Fallibility (2006)
Context: We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity. I go into some detail as to what that entails.
Mankind’s power over nature has increased cumulatively while its ability to govern itself has not kept pace. There is no other country that can take the place of the United States in the foreseeable future. If the United States fails to provide the right kind of leadership our civilization may destroy itself. That is the unpleasant reality that confronts us.
