"Case of Johnson v. M'Intosh is continued to be cited today by the Supreme Court. Even Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the most liberal member of the court, in footnote one of opinion she wrote several years ago involving the Oneida Nation cites the Doctrine of Discovery. The court never questions it."

-- Robert A. Williams, Jr.

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“One of the great natural phenomena is the way in which a tube of toothpaste suddenly empties itself when it hears that you are planning a trip, so that when you come to pack it is just a twisted shell of its former self, with not even a cubic millimeter left to be squeezed out.”
“The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.”
“My experiences with gender bias are probably the norm. What I found was that expectations of women were simply lower, and this resulted in being overlooked for certain opportunities.”
“I am just a player trying to do what Im told.”
“Sometimes when weâ€™re focused on quickly getting to our destination, weâ€™ll encounter unexpected roadblocks and detours.Â Always remember that thereâ€™s more than one path that will lead you to where youâ€™re going.Â Who knows?Â You might just enjoy that new, more scenic route!”
“You can only offend me if you mean something to me.”
“A happy marriage is the world's best bargain.”

Source : Orlando Aloysius Battista (1981). “Quotoons: a speaker's dictionary”, Perigee
“The main bone of contention is whether Islamic injunctions are legal or moral categories. When Muslims say Islam commands daily prayers or bans alcohol, are they talking about public obligations that will be enforced by the state or personal ones that will be judged by God?”

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