Quotes with reform-minded

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  • Edmund Burke The wise determine from the gravity of the case; the irritable, from sensibility to oppression; the high minded, from disdain and indignation at abusive power in unworthy hands.
    Edmund Burke
    English politician and philosopher (1729 - 1797)
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  • Aharon Appelfeld The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a very narrow-minded situation.
    Aharon Appelfeld
    Israeli writer (1932 - 2018)
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  • William James There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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  • Benjamin N. Cardozo There comes not seldom a crisis in the life of men, of nations, and of worlds, when the old forms seem ready to decay, and the old rules of action have lost their binding force. The evils of existing systems obscure the blessings that attend them, and, where reform is needed, the cry is raised for subversion.
    Benjamin N. Cardozo
    American lawyer and jurist (1870 - 1938)
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  • John Ruskin They are the weakest-minded and the hardest-hearted men that most love change.
    John Ruskin
    English art critic (1819 - 1900)
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  • Edmund Burke To innovate is not to reform.
    Edmund Burke
    English politician and philosopher (1729 - 1797)
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  • Thomas Carlyle To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Abdul Kalam To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.
    Abdul Kalam
    11th President of India (1931 - 2015)
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  • Cass Sunstein Today, we are announcing that agencies are releasing their final regulatory reform plans, including hundreds of initiatives that will reduce costs, simplify the system, and eliminate redundancy and inconsistency.
    Cass Sunstein
    American legal scholar (1954 - )
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  • Andrew Young Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fool reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven.
    Andrew Young
    Amercan activisit and minister (1932 - )
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  • Persius Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform, and mortal men lay hold on heaven.
    Persius
    Roman poet and satirist (34 - 62)
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  • Thomas B. Macaulay Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve!
    Thomas B. Macaulay
    American essayist and historian (1800 - 1859)
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  • William Tecumseh Sherman War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.
    William Tecumseh Sherman
    American soldier, businessman, educator and author (1820 - 1891)
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  • Blake Farenthold We can't get serious about immigration reform until we stop people from crossing the border illegally.
    Blake Farenthold
    American politician and lobbyist (1961 - )
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  • Bartlett Sher We get a lot of raps as Americans for being small-minded, but in fact, when you really drill down to the core of the culture, there's an enormous amount of compassion and forgiveness and support.
    Bartlett Sher
    American theatre director (1959 - )
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  • Anna Lindh We need a reform of the Security Council. It must be perceived as truly representative by all the 191 member states, to uphold the credibility and legitimacy of the UN as the main political arena.
    Anna Lindh
    Swedish Social Democratic politician (1957 - 2003)
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  • Brad Schneider We need to stop kicking the can down the road and rethink our entire tax system toward long-term, comprehensive tax reform.
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  • Anne Sophie Swetchine We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.
    Anne Sophie Swetchine
    Russian writer (1782 - 1857)
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  • Arne Duncan We've seen more reform in the last year than we've seen in decades, and we haven't spent a dime yet. It's staggering how the Recovery Act is driving change.
    Arne Duncan
    American civil servant (1964 - )
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  • Carly Fiorina What I think we need to do to engage the American people in a conversation about entitlement reform is to have a bipartisan group of people who come together and put every solution on the table, every alternative on the table. And then we ought to engage in a long conversation with the American people so they understand the choices.
    Carly Fiorina
    American businesswoman and political (1954 - )
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