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“[I]f a reputation is not carefully preserved, it dies quickly.” —Benedict Spinoza, “Ethics” (1677) Defamation litigation concerning harm to reputation poses a paradox. Both claimants ...

The law of disability discrimination has focused a lot lately on the states. A high-profile case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court near the end ...

The law of disability discrimination has focused a lot lately on the states. A high-profile case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court near the end ...

“While every person is entitled to stand silent, it is more virtuous for the wrongdoer to admit his offense and accept the punishment he deserves.” ...

When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.” — Daniel Webster, “Remarks on Agriculture” (1840) The middle of summer ...

When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.” — Daniel Webster, “Remarks on Agriculture” (1840) The middle of summer ...

When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.” — Daniel Webster, “Remarks on Agriculture” (1840) The middle of summer ...

“[B]e naught biased with compassion to the poor, or favor to the rich, in point of justice.” —Sir Matthew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of England ...

“A nation, like a tree, does not thrive well till it is engrafted with a foreign stock.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Journals” (1823) The long weekend, ...

“Life is a foreign language; all [people] mispronounce it.” — Christopher Morley, “Thunder On The Left” (1925) The Tower of Babel was the biblical source ...