Quotes with compact

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• Civilization is a conspiracy. Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up pretences.

  ― John Buchan
  Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist (1875 - 1940)
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• My administration's compact with the Filipino people will demand no less than the attainment of lasting peace and equitable prosperity. We will employ all the tools at our disposal to achieve this.

  ― Benigno Aquino III
  Filipino politician (1960 - )
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• Public policy in the twentieth century was about protecting and expanding the social compact, based on recognition that effective government at the federal level provides rules and services and safety measures that contribute to a better society.

  ― Carl Bernstein
  American investigative journalist and author (1944 - )
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• The highest compact we can make with our fellow is: 'Let there be truth between us two forevermore.'

  ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
  American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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• The preference for certain subjects in any art is a sign of compact between the artist and society.

  ― William Butler Yeats
  Irish poet (1865 - 1939)
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• The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority. Yes, the damned, compact, liberal majority.

  ― Henrik Ibsen
  Norwegian dramatist (1828 - 1906)
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• There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men

  ― Epicurus
  Greek Philosopher (341 - 270)
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Subjects in these quotes:

• administration
• comfortable
• recognition
• forevermore
• protecting
• government

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