[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fxrlNkeDd0vU8Axoyc13H97O4QJtmGsGjq0__QBEeYXQ":3,"$ftLI1kSfU88GA4vS5f8LsxmhsGJCw1Zr_KYrV7yH19-A":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},49156,"Joseph Story","J",61,null,"joseph-story",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":108},[14,22,28,34,46,57,64,75,86,97],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3170241,"Here shall the Press the People’s right maintain, Unaw’d by influence and unbrib’d by gain; Here patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw, Pledg’d to Religion, Liberty, and Law.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3170215,"How easily men satisfy themselves that the Constitution is exactly what they wish it to be.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3170182,"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a republic...",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},2484104,"Without justice being freely, fully, and impartially administered, neither our persons, nor our rights, nor our property, can be protected. And if these, or either of them, are regulated by no certain laws, and are subject to no certain principles, and are held by no certain tenure, and are redressed, when violated, by no certain remedies, society fails of all its value; and men may as well return to a state of savage and barbarous independence.",4,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[41],{"id":42,"tag":43},5464368,{"id":44,"tag_name":45},326,"men",{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},2484100,"The real object of the First Amendment was not to countenance, much less advance Mohammedanism, or Judaism or infidelity, by prostrating Christianity; but ... to prevent any national ecclesiastical establishment which should give to a hierarchy the exclusive patronage of the national government.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[52],{"id":53,"tag":54},5464366,{"id":55,"tag_name":56},3785,"giving",{"id":58,"quote_text":59,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":60,"source":61,"quote_tag":62,"commentary":63},2484099,"In the next place, the state governments are, by the very theory of the constitution, essential constituent parts of the general government. They can exist without the latter, but the latter cannot exist without them.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is attributed to Joseph Story, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1812 to 1845. During this time, Story was a key figure in shaping the country's judicial system, and his writings reflect the early years of the American republic, marked by the struggle to establish a functional federal government amidst the remnants of colonial-era state sovereignty. The quote is likely from his book \"Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States\" (1833), a comprehensive treatise on the US Constitution.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nWhat lies beneath Story's statement is a subtle yet profound recognition of the symbiotic relationship between the federal government and state governments. On one hand, Story affirms the states' autonomy, acknowledging that they can exist independently of the federal government. However, he also highlights the federal government's dependence on the states, revealing a paradox: the very institutions that might be seen as subordinate are, in fact, essential to the functioning of the central authority. This insight underscores the intricate balance between centralized power and local autonomy, a delicate equilibrium that has been a persistent challenge in American governance.\n\n**How to Use This**\nWhen navigating complex systems or institutions, remember that seemingly subordinate components often hold the key to the system's overall effectiveness. By acknowledging and embracing this interdependence, you can foster a more collaborative and resilient approach to problem-solving, one that balances centralized authority with local autonomy and initiative.",{"id":65,"quote_text":66,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":67,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":9},2484096,"The truth is, that, even with the most secure tenure of office, during good behavior, the danger is not, that the judges will be too firm in resisting public opinion, and in defence of private rights or public liberties; but, that they will be ready to yield themselves to the passions, and politics, and prejudices of the day.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[70],{"id":71,"tag":72},5464361,{"id":73,"tag_name":74},204,"passion",{"id":76,"quote_text":77,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":78,"source":79,"quote_tag":80,"commentary":9},2484093,"Constitutions are not designed for metaphysical or logical subtleties, for niceties of expression, for critical propriety, for elaborate shades of meaning, or for the exercise of philosophical acuteness or judicial research. They are instruments of a practical nature, founded on the common business of human life, adapted to common wants, designed for common use, and fitted for common understandings.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[81],{"id":82,"tag":83},5464358,{"id":84,"tag_name":85},7351,"philosophical",{"id":87,"quote_text":88,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":89,"source":90,"quote_tag":91,"commentary":9},2484090,"One of the ordinary modes, by which tyrants accomplish their purposes without resistance, is, by disarming the people, and making it an offense to keep arms.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[92],{"id":93,"tag":94},5464354,{"id":95,"tag_name":96},9486,"gun",{"id":98,"quote_text":99,"author_id":5,"source_id":37,"has_image":18,"author":100,"source":101,"quote_tag":102,"commentary":9},2484087,"The promulgation of the great doctrines of religion, the being, and attributes, and providence of one Almighty God: the responsibility to him for all our actions, founded upon moral freedom and accountability; a future state of rewards and punishments; the cultivation of all the personal, social, and benevolent virtues-these these never can be a matter of indifference in any well-ordered community. It is, indeed, difficult to conceive how any civilized society can exist without them.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[103],{"id":104,"tag":105},5464352,{"id":106,"tag_name":107},1790,"responsibility",{"currentPage":109,"totalPages":110,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":111},1,7,10]