"The construction applied . . . to those parts of the Constitution of the United States which delegate Congress a power . . . ought not to be construed as themselves to give unlimited powers, nor a part to be so taken as to destroy the whole residue of that instrument."

-- Thomas Jefferson

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“Posterity always degenerates till it becomes our ancestors.”
“But one of the things I have learned during the time I have spent in the United States is an old African American saying: Each one, teach one. I want to believe that I am here to teach one and, more, that there is one here who is meant to teach me. And if we each one teach one, we will make a difference.”
“It's a wonderful thing to be able to create your own world whenever you want to.”
“She's television generation. She learned life from Bugs Bunny. The only reality she knows comes to her through the television set.”
“Nobody on this planet is going to be untouched by the impacts of climate change.”

Source : "Panel’s Warning on Climate Risk: Worst Is Yet to Come". Rajendra K. Pachauri's speech at the news conference during the presentation of the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in Yokohama, Japan, www.nytimes.com. March 31, 2014.
“I want to be an artist that everyone can relate to, that's young, happy and fun.”
“Deeply saddened by the news of the terrorist attacks in central London, the Holy Father offers his fervent prayers for the victims and for all those who mourn.”
“For one thing, she pronounced flowers 'flars' and I couldn't let it slide.”

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