A Quote by William J. Brennan, Jr.

Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision to proceed with dispatch with respect to his materials.

William J. Brennan, Jr.

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Basis Class Congress Decision His Legitimate Materials Proceed Provides Respect

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William J. Brennan, Jr.
American - Judge
April 25, 1906 - July 24, 1997

I'm no lady; I'm a member of Congress, and I'll proceed on that basis.

Mary Norton

He who lets the world, or his own portion of it, choose his plan of life for him, has no need of any other faculty than the ape-like one of imitation. He who chooses his plan for himself, employs all his faculties. He must use observation to see, reasoning and judgment to foresee, activity to gather materials for decision, discrimination to decide, and when he has decided, firmness and self-control to hold to his deliberate decision.

John Stuart Mill

The soul of dispatch is decision.

William Hazlitt

I can't think of any decision where the entire Congress immediately rushes to condemn a decision by the court. It's getting to be election time and this gives everyone in Congress a chance to prove they are patriotic.

Stephen Reinhardt

Respect Dhoni's decision to quit. We should respect his incredible contribution to Indian cricket. Can't measure in words. Probably his quitting came one Test early.

Sunil Gavaskar

So with the end of the Cold War, it became increasingly obvious that there was no basis upon which any decision was being made, not in the White House, and certainly because of that, not in the Congress.

Malcolm Wallop

Dispatch is the soul of business, and nothing contributes more to dispatch than method.

Lord Chesterfield

An appellate court which reverses the judgment of a popular author's contemporaries, the appellant being his obscure competitor.

Ambrose Bierce

Self-publishing provides more freedom and control, but it also provides more risk. Publishing provides more credibility and promotion, but your vision can also get lost in the bureaucratic machinery of the business. It's a tough decision to make.

Mark Manson

I say, make the decision, and as soon as you make the decision, the rest of your life you just manage that decision on a daily basis.

John C. Maxwell

Baby, after considerable thought I've reached the conclusion that the only conceivable legitimate answer to the Universe as constituted is a peal of hysterical laughter.

Keith Laumer

Trumpism' is the expression by the white working class of a lot of legitimate grievances that it has with the ruling class.

Charles Murray

When an artist leaves his work to amuse people, he loses his time and their respect. If people are to be amused by artists, it must be by employing them in their legitimate occupation.

William Morris Hunt

We started the peace process on the basis of land for peace and on the basis of U.N. resolution 242 and 338,1 as well as other international decisions on achieving the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.

Yasser Arafat

The Constitution authorizes Congress to tax Americans to provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare. But in Washington, the professional political class has hijacked that authority to rig up a tax code that provides for the well-being of Washington, not the country.