Quotes 1601 till 1620 of 10439.
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Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majority.
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Conquer we shall, but, we must first contend! It's not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
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Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it.
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Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make, not only our own happiness, but that of the world at large.
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Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.
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Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.
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Conservatives shouldn't count on the Supreme Court to do our work for us on Obamacare. The Court may rule as it should, and strike down the mandate. But it may not. And even if it does, the future of health care in America - and for that matter, the future of limited government - depends ultimately on the verdict of the American people.
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Considering the meaning this award has been given in the society to which I belong, I must reject this undeserved prize which has been presented to me. Please do not receive my voluntary rejection with displeasure.
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Consistency is a virtue for trains: what we want from a philosopher is insights, whether he comes by them consistently or not.
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Constitutions do not emerge perfectly formed from the brain of the philosopher king, as Mr. Trudeau himself discovered in 1980 and 1981. They are always messy processes that are easier to knock down or tear apart than they are to construct.
Source: The Three Questions - Prosperity and the Public Good (1998) Ch. Seven, The Three Questions and the Question of -
Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing and shopping involve a moral choice.
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Contemplative and bookish men must of necessity be more quarrelsome than others, because they contend not about matter of fact, nor can determine their controversies by any certain witnesses, nor judges. But as long as they go towards peace, that is Truth, it is no matter which way.
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Content not thyself that thou art virtuous in the general; for one link being wanting, the chain is defective.
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Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these.
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Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.
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Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.
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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.
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Contrary to reports, this boy is not a billionaire or going to be richer than any Beatle... and not just in the sense of money, by the way; the Beatles are untouchable - those billionaire reports are a joke.
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Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he has the weight and cares about the words.
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