[W]e are not so much concerned this evening with the dead letter of edicts and of statutes as with the living thoughts of men. (John W. Campbell)

[W]e are not so much concerned this evening with the dead letter of edicts and of statutes as with the living thoughts of men.

John W. Campbell

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