Quotes with pretext

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  • Honoré de Balzac Hatred is the vice of narrow souls; they feed it with all their littleness, and make it the pretext of base tyrannies.
    Honoré de Balzac
    French writer (1799 - 1850)
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  • Antonin Artaud However fiercely opposed one may be to the present order, an old respect for the idea of order itself often prevents people from distinguishing between order and those who stand for order, and leads them in practice to respect individuals under the pretext of respecting order itself.
    Antonin Artaud
    French producer and actor (1896 - 1948)
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  • John Bright If this phrase of the ''balance of power'' is to be always an argument for war, the pretext for war will never be wanting, and peace can never be secure.
    John Bright
    British politician (1811 - 1889)
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  • Denis Diderot Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.
    Denis Diderot
    French philosopher (1713 - 1784)
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