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“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of o...”
“...Surely the Board knows what democracy is. It is the line that forms on the right. It is the dont in dont shove. It is the hole in the stuffed shirt through which the sawdust slowly trickles; it ...”
“It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of performing these small ceremonies regularly, and being as nearly accurate as possible with regard to the times. You must not mind stopping in the mi...”
“It's lucky I was there. Then again, who am I kidding? I'm in most places at least once, and in 1943, I was just about everywhere.”