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9 Dec 2011, 4:59 pm by Lovechilde
It is the oath pledged by Abraham Lincoln in his second Inaugural Address, when he spoke the words that became the sworn duty of the Veterans Administration, written in tall letters at their door: "Let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. [read post]
10 Feb 2009, 10:52 pm
§ 924(c), Jose and Abraham Beltran-Moreno benefited from the district court's erroneous construction of that statute at sentencing. [read post]
24 Jun 2007, 5:41 pm
  (His website points out that this didn't hold back Abraham Lincoln, either). [read post]
23 Feb 2023, 6:59 am by Elizabeth Slattery
Although the motive might be characterized as a president’s impatience with the political process or dissatisfaction with likely compromises, our history books are filled with instances of presidents acting unilaterally — Harry Truman’s seizure of the nation’s steel mills during the Korean War, Richard Nixon’s attempt to impound congressionally appropriated funds, and Abraham Lincoln’s wartime suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. [read post]
17 Apr 2014, 2:22 pm
Specifically, he challenged conservatives to “begin the search for standards and principles with the self-evident truths of the Declaration,” urging that “we must attempt to recover the moral horizons of [Abraham Lincoln’s] speeches. . . . [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 8:00 am by Joanna Herzik
Current reading material: “Cutting for Stone” by Abraham Verghese and “Black Swan, The Impact of the Highly Improbable” by Nassim Taleb. [read post]
4 Jul 2020, 7:45 am by Ilya Somin
Abraham Lincoln's 1858 statement on the meaning of Declaration of Independence remains appropriate today: I think the authors of that notable instrument intended to include all men, but they did not mean to declare all men equal in all respects…. [read post]
12 Apr 2015, 9:01 pm by Ronald D. Rotunda
After all, he says—quoting Abraham Lincoln, no less—Supreme Court opinions are “‘entitled to very high respect and consideration in all parallel cases’ but were ultimately limited to ‘the parties to a suit as to the object of that suit. [read post]
17 Dec 2008, 8:28 am
  But to the extent that government whips us into a frenzy about some inchoate threat, such that we allow our fear to take over and willingly offer up our freedom, there is significant disagreement.Bennett invokes one of my personal favorite theories, Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs. [read post]
19 Jan 2008, 3:27 pm
The better educated clients having the necessary income will be looking for something different from their lawyers.I disagree with Abraham Lincoln: time is not our only stock in trade. [read post]
25 Jan 2012, 5:52 pm by Charley Moore and Eva Arevuo
But I believe what Republican Abraham Lincoln believed: that Government should do for people only what they cannot do better by themselves, and no more. [read post]
6 Dec 2007, 11:57 pm
  Abraham Flexner chronicled the horrific abuse of the proprietary medical schools and deftly used that information through newspaper reports to shape public opinion and effectively close down medical schools. [read post]
11 Jul 2018, 12:54 pm by Tim Springer
Babe Ruth purchased a disability protection policy from the Hartford in 1920 and the company insured the only home ever owned by Abraham Lincoln. [read post]
18 Jun 2009, 2:30 am
”   For more information please contact   WHO: Jonathan Abrahams   +41 796 198528   abrahamsj@who.int Coordinator, Risk Reduction & Emergency Preparedness Health Action in Crises World Health Organization   UNICEF: Veronique Taveau   +41 22 909 5716   vtaveau@unicef.org Véronique Taveau Communication Manager - Spokesperson Private Fundraising and Partnerships… [read post]
13 Sep 2011, 8:25 am by Lovechilde
By 1 May 2003, when Bush made his famous “mission accomplished” speech on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, Rumsfeld and his associates seemed vindicated. [read post]
9 Aug 2010, 10:28 am by Frank A. Cseke
Fortunately, I was able to treat my eroding mental health without resorting to the drastic self-medicating used by what are the great many unfortunately using drugs and alcohol to cope.Looking at the life of one of our most well respected attorneys in U.S. history, Abraham Lincoln is determined by historians to have suffered from very severe depression during the time that he practiced well into his Presidency. [read post]
15 Jul 2024, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
The history of the United States indicates that killing politicians—especially Presidents—can have dramatic consequences.The most prominent example is the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. [read post]
17 Jul 2024, 2:20 pm by Bruce Zagaris
Abraham Ehizojie, the medical doctor at the Kuje Correctional Health Centre where Gambaryan was detained. [read post]