"All presidents - particularly war presidents, presidents inclined to the imperial presidency - invoke Abraham Lincoln as a justification, but they omit these three defenses of Lincoln's strong actions. Suspend habeas, blockade, increase army without congress, arrest Maryland legislators, etc."

-- William Lee Miller

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“Even though probably the majority of homosexuals are not oriented towards young people, there is a significant number that are, especially the men...male homosexuality has historically been not adult to adult it has been adult to teenager”
“I don't care about the fact that a dogs place is not in a bed - the closer they are to me, the more beautiful it is.”
“What I lack in energy, I have in wisdom.”
“Art is anything you can do well. Anything you can do with Quality.”

Source : NPR Interview, 1974.
“You have to digest life. You have to chew it up and love it all through.”

Source : Paula McLain (2011). “The Paris Wife: A Novel”, p.204, Ballantine Books
“In particular, I found praying very disturbing, like swimming with bricks tied to your feet. And yet I was drawn to it constantly.”
“I grew up around fashion - my mom was an editor for Vogue. Compared to the music industry, though, I'd say [fashion] is a little bit more disorganized. But it's exciting for me because, when you're a performer, there is a fashion element.”
“The greatest demand is not to demand anything, and the greatest service of love is not to turn it into a business: "You kiss me, I'll bring flowers to you. I brought flowers to you, why didn't you kiss me?"-your American way.”

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