Mottoes Quotes
The phrase became Coolidge's personal motto
He is remembered today as the "Hanging Judge" of the American Old West. The two statements of his motto are contradictory unless all trials were perfect and all police, prosecutors, defense lawyers, defendants and witness always told the truth, and never made mistakes. This judge never followed the basic principle laid down by Blackstone regarding criminal law. See {594956}.
Liberia was founded by freed American slaves.
According to Carter, the phrase was first heard by him when he was in the Navy and working for the father of American nuclear submarines, Admiral Hyman Rickover, 1900-1986. The Admiral frequently asked this question of his subirdinates.
After being castigated by the Pope, Lameddais broke with the Church and concentrated on publishing and politics.
The businessmen of Atlanta were concerned that the hatred and conflict over race that was so prevalent across the South was harming business in that many people avoided coming to Southern communities for fear of the violence. Others boycotted Southern Cities that had discriminatory policies. Atlanta, tried to create both a different reality and image, and succeeded somewhat at both.
See Cicero for the origin.
Referring to his occasional lapses into the Labour Party during a long political career:
