"[the framers of the Constitution] intended our government should be a republic, which differs more widely from a democracy than a democracy from a despotism."

-- Fisher Ames

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“These code authorities could regulate production, quantities, qualities, prices, distribution methods, etc., under the supervision of the NRA. This was fascism.”
“Let me tell you, that was a thrill. Now, even more, I knew I had to get Schmeling good.”

Source : Joe Louis, Edna Rust, Art Rust (1978). “Joe Louis: My Life”, Harcourt
“I wanna be your t-shirt when it's wet, I wanna be your shower when you sweat.”
“There will be no greater burden on our generation than to organize the forces of liberty in our time in order to make our quest ofa new freedom for America.”
“Look at it this way - a totem pole is just a decorated tree. My work is a confessional.”
“I've, we have in this state, like many other states, we're experiencing an enormous budget deficit that we're trying to grapple with. But we will have progress despite the deficits.”
“Yes, I like girls; Yes, I like boys; I like boys who like boys; I like girls who wear toys and girls who don't; I like girls who don't call themselves girls; Crew cuts or curls or that really bad hair phase in between.”
“I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.”

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