Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
Languid to Lick
indifference of private life, 1647
best hope of earth, 1701
to lay the old aside, 2021
the very l. one [war], 1938
Frohman, Charles (1860–1915), 988
Lawrence, James (1781–1813), 990
Stein, Gertrude (1874–1946), 989
peoples of … L. A. and other regions can destroy it piece by piece, 1927
and the world laughs with you, 1707
time to weep, and a time to l., 1810
too old to cry, but it hurt too much to l., 399
God, human folly and l., 1095
and order, 155, 445, 1042, 1868
breeds contempt for l., 707
cannot give to depravity the rewards of virtue, 783
change the l., 303
Constitution is the l. and not the decision of the Court, 338
decisions …, become l. by precedent, 940
determine for himself what is 1., 1005
distinctions of the l. are distinctions of degree, 2013
earth shall slumber, lapt in universal l., 2038
every time they make a joke it’s a l., 271
every time they make a l. it’s a joke, 271
give the Devil benefit of l., 434
government will be imperiled if it fails to observe the l. scrupulously, 793
If the l. is wrong, 303
is a ass—a idiot, 1002
is a bachelor, 1002
is a Bottomless-Pit, 992
is a causeway, 998
is always about to be, 999
is behind the times, 1006
is not a “light” for you or any man to see by, 998
is not an instrument of any king, 998
is only a memorandum, 1004
is right reason in agreement with nature, 1000
it takes ultimate shape in a l. of physics or a l. of the land, 898
keepeth the l. of the Lord, 995
never is, 999
no better reason for a rule of l., 1007
no constitution, no l., no court can save it [liberty], 1059
No mans error becomes his own L., 555
no, nor from the l. and the Constitution, 280
of my political life, 723
one eternal and unchangeable 1., 1000
One with the l. is a majority, 1138
pusillanimous pussyfooting on the critical issue of l. and order, 1042
saves the republic, which is the first and supreme l., 926
school belongs in the modern university no more than a school of fencing or dancing, 504
secures equal justice to all alike, 1568
stay within the l., 143
to prevent a man from getting rich, 1633
Too much l. was too much government, 759
two [useless men] are called a l. firm, 273
which will make fair for me and foul for another, 115
[who] can guess what it [the law] will be to-morrow, 1012
who knows what the l. is today, 1012
Government becomes a l., 707
is lawlessness, 1895
of today is a man wholly devoid of principle, 1039
greatest l. body in the world, 267
where l. falls exclusively to the lot of the poor, 812
and institutions must go hand in hand, 178
and sausages, 996
are made by a process of blackmail and intimidation, 1039
as shall in the years to come be of service to human kind yet unborn, 267
be so voluminous that they cannot be read, 1012
can embody standards, 1746
empire of l. and not of men, 991
enact such wise and just l., 267
for themselves and not for me, 1008
founded in justice and humanity, shall from time to time be made, 55
frequent changes in l. and constitutions, 178
Good men must not obey the l. too well, 1003
government of l. and not of men, 991
governments can enforce l., 1746
have need of good morals, 1011
no learning so excellent … as knowledge of l., 1001
observance of the written l., 1009
observe the established l., 100
of God, the laws of man, 1008
of humanity, 864
of necessity, 1009
of the several States, 938
the particle and the planet are subject to the same l., 972
respect for the l. of the land, 363
right both of making and of enforcing l., 788
strict observance of the written l., 1009
that are the most operative, 994
vast restructuring of our l. is essential, 442
which protect life, 994
America is the paradise of l., 1014
are apt to speak as though the legislature were omnipotent, 1040
let’s kill all the l., 1017
Men are men before they are l., 1150
produce good l. for Americans, 1015
[rules are] for the l. to hide behind, 1649
State must follow and not l. 1004
their country by a short route to chaos, 1764
atheist could not be as great a military l., 1729
follow the people for I am their l., 1021
must help create that [moral] tide, 1025
appear sporadically, 1030
great Presidents were l. of thought, 1504
[have] an obligation to be fair and keep in perspective what we are and what we hope to be, 418
of the republic, 1018
political l. replacing moral imperatives with a Southern strategy, 444
should keep their ears to the ground, 1554
who are detected in that somewhat ungainly posture, 1554
place of moral l., 1504
man who l., 1024
who l. us is less important than what l. us, 107
two loving hearts divide, 2034
in the dark to our success, 1786
one giant l. for mankind, 1738
give up every preconceived notion … or you shall l. nothing, 583
never cease to l., 1799
some men l. quicker than others, 301
Institutions, 496
how incapable must Man be of l. from experience, 574
Liberty and L., each leaning on the other, 497
no jewel in the world comparable to l., 1001
seats of l., 66
I have my L. and its people, 1366
You have your L. and its people, 1366
criminal l., 154
nondemocratic l., 153
Men’s indignation … is more excited by l. wrong than by violent wrong, 909
plunder, 993
process is an essential part of the democratic process, 1005
revised l. structures [are necessary], 147
victims of l. prostitution, 1210
Don’t hurry to l., 2025
be in a better temper to l., 510
Art of L., 481
cash on the barrel for every piece of l., 986
committee will not permit doubts as to constitutionality … to block the suggested l. 337
foolish l. is a rope of sand, 1004
Give administration a chance to catch up with l., 2025
In l. we all do a lot of “swapping tobacco across the lines,” 260
is a series of compromises, 257
is the result of compromise, 251
to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work, 550
we pour l. into the senatorial saucer to cool it, 294
greatest l. body in the world, 261
no longer listened to in the l. halls, 222
power, 324
power to the executive, at the expense of the l. branch, 1044
best l. is the one who votes for all appropriations and against all taxes, 299
is an indispensable guardian of our freedom, 1030
people is the true l., 1029
understands that no measure of importance could be passed without this give-and-take policy, 257
who has given stability and continuity, 1030
See also Politician
are elected by voters, 1032
represent people, 1032
wisdom of patriots and l., 839
See also Politicians
[is the] creature of pressure groups, 1039
[is the] creature of the people, 1039
may … lend its potential weight to the cause of virtue and happiness, 786
No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the L. is in session, 1041
plural l. is as necessary to good Government as a single Executive, 1036
right of electing members of the L., 1904
should be divided, 1036
vested the question of war in the L., 1931
were omnipotent, 1040
Wisdom is the specific Quality of the L., 1036
are ultimate guardians of the liberties and welfare of the people, 1037
some l. that bring higher prices, 274
government, 779
object of government, 780
a Hand, 1434
him money that he can’t pay back, 385
of service, 285, 301
government which is likely to perform l., 781
you are entitled to no l., 513
You should never wish to do l., 469
them eat cake, 1347
them eat hay, 1347
the word go forth, 77
kill all the lawyers, 1017
present l. is a very long one, 2078
quick comradeship of l., 2081
can still be distinguished from the chicory, 49
before a drop of blood was shed at L., 1619
inscription on marker on the Green, 1940
blackguard, a coward, and a l., 1447
murder the l., but you cannot murder the lie, 1893
community, 1330
education, 168
fought to take the power away from kings and the emperors, 1044
governments have been wrecked on rocks of loose fiscal policy, 480
is a person whose interests aren’t at stake at the moment, 1043
views exclude no branch of science or literature, 1663
with people, be l., 801
anti-Semitism of the l., 166
who are anxious to give more and more power to the executive, 1044
guardians of the liberties and welfare of the people, 1037
in such eminent danger as at present, 525
of the people shall be perpetuated, 1852
Rome’s l. were not auctioned off in a day, 1648
safeguard of our l., 333
shackles for the l. of the people, 1455
too strong for the l. of its own people, 733
and Learning, each leaning on the other, 497
and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable, 1855
at l. to vote as my conscience and judgment dictates, 262
bulwark of continuing l., 750
bulwark of our own l., 1069
civilisation or l. must perish, 334
connected with order, 1050
consists only in the power of doing what we ought to will, 1055
danger that l. should be undervalued, 904
dangers to l., 1048
Decency, security and l. alike demand, 793
definition of the word l., 1070
deserve neither L. nor Safety, 1056
economy and l., 381
encroachments on the public l., 496
enlargement of l. for individual human beings, 901
essential l., 1056
eternal vigilance is the price of l., 1073
Extremism in the defense of l. is no vice, 581
fall of British l., 1067
fight their way to many a l., 1076
first and Union afterwards, 1855
give me l., or give me death, 1061
God who gave us life gave us l., 1062
great and arduous struggle for l., 1834
history of l., 1080
hope of L., 1854
inconveniencies attending too much l. than those attending too small a degree of it, 1063
institutions purely democratic must, sooner or later, destroy l., 420
is a gift of the beneficent Creator, 1058
is meek and reasonable, 1075
is nibbled away, for expedients, and by parts, 1053
judiciary is the safeguard of our l., 328
lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public l., 1623
lies in the hearts of men and women, 1059
lost because its possessors failed to stretch forth a saving hand, 1077
Love of l., 347
make his own l. secure, 1072
meaning of l., 414
means responsibility, 1074
memory of a vanished l., 1077
monstrous idol which you call L., 1771
most men dread it [liberty], 1074
nation that loves l., 1081
no such Thing as publick L., without Freedom of Speech, 674
of Ethiopia, 1721
of one man to be absolutely nothing, 1068
of thought and action, 671
only to those who love it, 1079
plague America with misery in the name of l., 1047
preserve that l. inviolate, 1050
price of l. 1073
Proclaim l. throughout all the land, 1046
rescue L. from the grasp of executive power, 1078
resist invasions of it, 1064
sentinel on the watch-tower of l., 307
spirit of l., 1059
struggle between L. and Authority, 1071
survival and success of l., 1066
that precious jewel, 1060
that we do not even miss, 1076
they are more or less unfit for l., 741
Those who would give up essential L., 1056
to abundance, 1238
to be the secret of happiness, 1049
tree of l., 1065
true aim of government is l., 785
two different and incompatable names—l. and tyranny, 1070
Union, next to our l., most dear, 1849
valued l. both as an end and as a means, 1049
Where l. is there is my country, 1057
which is freedom and the right of power to live one’s own life, 1364
will look easy by and by when nobody dies to get it, 1045
without l. of speech, 671
would perish, 421
should be open to all, 132
Consultant in Poetry at the L. of C., 1589
experts at the L. of C., 1999
James Madison Memorial Building
Madison Memorial Hall, inscriptions, 496, 552, 738, 782, 1450, 1548, 1854, 1932
main entrance, inscriptions, 497, 969
Main Reading Room, inscription, 1251
the boot that kicks them, 906
I will l. ’em, 1987
If you can’t l. ’em, 257