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He who is honest in his dealings simply because of the social prestige and position it secures will never develop his higher nature, but will always live along the lower lines.
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Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of counsel!
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I could show how largely our laws and customs are based upon the laws of Moses and the teachings of Christ; how constantly the Bible is appealed to as the guide of life and the authority in questions of morals... Add a volume of unofficial declaration to the mass of organic utterances that this is a Christian nation.
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No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
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Born:
June 20, 1837
Died:
March 28, 1910
(aged 72)
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David Josiah Brewer was an American jurist and an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court for 20 years.
Known for:
The United States a Christian nation (1905)
Crowned masterpieces of eloquence (1910)
World's best essays
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