“Next to matters of “rights” are matters of “opinion”, and it is
\nnecessary to distinguish between the two. Whether the rights of
\nman shall be equal is not a matter of opinion but of right, and
\nconsequently of principle; for men do not hold their rights as
\ngrants from each other, but each one in right of himself.
\nSociety is the guardian but not the giver”. Tom Paine
\nAs to the above, I daresay that much of what Congress does and
\nI include the Executive and the Supreme Court is a matter
\nof opinion and not of principle.
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