A doctrine of expression rather than one of suppression…

The arousing of prejudice, pity, anger, and similar emotions has nothing to do with the essential facts, but is merely a personal appeal to…

— Aristotle

[Christian rebellion] arises from the doctrine of mankind made in the image of God, and therefore protests against all forms of dehumanization. It sets…

— John Stott

As God's followers, we must be ever watchful not to allow diluted teachings or secular philosophies to creep into our doctrine.

— Jonathan Falwell

People of Haiti, I am the heir to the political philosophy, the doctrine and the revolution which my late father incarnated as president-for-life [and]…

— Jean-Claude Duvalier

A high place of honor, although doubtless one to be obtained only after enduring the pangs of a prolonged crucifixion, awaits that philosophical biologist,…

— George Trumbull Ladd

Conceptual relativism is a heady and exotic doctrine, or would be if we could make good sense of it. The trouble is, as so…

— Donald Davidson

Every generation tries to put its doctrine on a high shelf where the children can not reach it.

— Walter Rauschenbusch

We must hold fast to the austere but true doctrine as to what really governs politics and saves or destroys states. Having in mind…

— Matthew Arnold

And if thy heart be straight with God then every creature shall be to thee a mirror of life and a book of holy…

— Thomas a Kempis

With a full century of contrary proof in our possession and despite our demonstrated capacity for cooperative teamwork, some among us seem to accept…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Tell me your doctrine of the Fall and I will tell you the state of your theology.

— R. A. Torrey

Lord, send Your life throughout the entire church. Visit Your church; restore sound doctrine and holy, earnest living. Take away from professing Christians their…

— Charles Spurgeon

Doctrine tied itself into infinite knots over the realities of sex.

— Barbara Tuchman

Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. ... We are…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Any comprehensive doctrine, religious or secular, can be introduced into any political argument at any time, but I argue that people who do this…

— John Rawls