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It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.

Cornelius Tacitus
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It is possible that this option (of sending prosecutors) exists under Polish law. If it exists then I can assure you the government will use all legal precedents to take part in this meeting.

Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
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Radically extended legal precedents set during conventional wars.

Neal Katyal
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There are no precedents in law dealing with a tragedy of this type where somebody intentionally caused the death of 5,000 people and you sue somebody else to blame them for that murder, that is new.

Victor Schwartz
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The century of aeroplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create anew.

Claude Debussy
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Defining marriage is a power that should be left to the states. Moreover, no state should be forced to recognize a marriage that is not within its own laws, Constitution, and legal precedents.

John Sununu
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If you apply the precedents of the steel seizure case, President Bush is at the 'low ebb' of power here.

Ken Gormley
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There are numerous precedents for the government approving deals where the competition tribunal had recommended against it.

Fernando Moraleda
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The same holds for conservative precedents. O'Connor had been critical of Roe, but when she had a potential vote to overturn it, she just partially limited it.

Scott Moss
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This kind of thing distracts energy and resources for defending yourself. Sometimes there are important precedents to be set, but sometimes people are just trying to have their way with the districts.

Paul Houston
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These are important precedents here that we're trying to get at, ... And I think there's just confusion.

John Kline
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To the extent that the judicial profession becomes the daily routine of deciding cases on the most secure precedents and the narrowest grounds available, the judicial mind atrophies and its perspective shrinks.

Irving R. Kaufman
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I think its too soon to say. I think we need a little bit more time to see where things settle. There are no precedents.

Linda Kristiansen
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The nature of judging is special from other decision making, ... They have to suppress their gut instincts and rule from precedents, the rule of law.

Joseph Hoffman
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I perceive excessive hiding behind abortion precedents, unlike his boldness in other areas.

Richard Collier
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