Alexander H. Stephens Quotes
Away with the idea of getting independence first, and looking for liberty afterwards... Our liberties, once lost, may be lost forever.

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One has to wonder what Donald Trump will say next as he ramps up his anti-Muslim bigotry. Where is there left for him to go? Are we talking internment camps? Are we talking the final solution to the Muslim question? I feel like I'm back in the 1930s.
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No branch of the law is of more importance to the counsellor, the statesman, or the citizen, than a thorough acquaintance with the Constitution and laws of the Federal Government, as they are administered and as they affect the rights of the people.
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If you could find a way to peel back the skin of this world so to speak, would you really see this supernatural reality that is greater? Is it true that we fight not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers? Every young person wants to know.
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I always knew when I graduated from high school, I'd go to college. I never thought about what I was walking away from... I just wanted to study literature and writing.
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From age 16, I lived and breathed wine. I read every magazine and book about wine.
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When you are not missing something, longing for something, you don't really think about it that much. It's like that girlfriend you don't want to have anymore. You don't think about her anymore. Or ex-husband. You just don't.
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Through the ages, from the beginning of time, I'm certain man has covered woman's face with masks. They are, however, his masks, not hers.
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Whoever sets any bounds for the reconstructive power of the religious life over the social relations and institutions of men, to that extent denies the faith of the Master.
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Citizens United opened a door that's frustrated anyone who's looking.
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The F-22 is a shameful, disgraceful boondoggle and it revolts me.
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In fitness, there are no short cuts. It involves immense discipline and hard work.
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I had thought about becoming a civil rights lawyer, but I gave it up.
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I think if you are creative then it's an unstoppable thing. It just keeps coming throughout your entire life.
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I don't know what goes on in their heads out in Hollywood.
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We want to get 80%-85% of predictions right, not 100%. Or else we calibrated our estimates in the wrong way.
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As long as I can contribute, I'll continue working.
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I used to hate stilettos. It took me a lot of time to understand how to walk in them and look graceful. And eventually, you realise their importance.
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I would have to have some tragedy and romance in my life, but I've actually had a very cushioned, caring upbringing. I'm desperately seeking some edge. Maybe I'll find it one day.
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A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat.
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I'm not some sort of tormented soul looking for an identity in the roles I take. I became an actress because I just love dressing up and playing.
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Nowhere else did repressions, purges, suppressions, and all other kinds of bureaucratic hooliganism in general acquire such horrifying scope as in Ukraine, in the struggle against powerful forces concealed in the Ukrainian masses that desired more freedom and independence.
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You have no idea what it is to have anybody wonderful fond of you, unless you have been got down and rolled upon by the lonely feelings that I have mentioned as having once got the better of me.
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Not yesterday, not tomorrow, only today can be given form. Only this architecture creates.
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Away with the idea of getting independence first, and looking for liberty afterwards... Our liberties, once lost, may be lost forever.