You do not settle whether an argument is justified by merely showing that it is of some use. The distinction is not… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
We believe in a moral code. Communism denies innate right or wrong. As W. Cleon Skousen has said in his timely book,… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
It seems to me that the novel is very much alive as a form. Without any question, every epoch has its own… — Ilya Ehrenburg Copy Share Image
It was not to save a nation that Abraham went to sacrifice Isaac, nor to appease angry gods... Then why does Abraham… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Justified" is even better than "just as if I'd never sinned." It is also "just as if I'd always obeyed. — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever the right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can… — Ludwig Feuerbach Copy Share Image
Real mathematics must be justified as art if it can be justified at all. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In all the co-temporary discussions and comments, which the Constitution underwent, it was constantly justified and recommended on the ground, that the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Creation did not take millions of years. We can hardly be justified in trying to harmonize the days of creation with the… — Joseph Fielding Smith Copy Share Image
It is a good rule in life to be wary of the company of people who think of themselves in the third… — Clive James Copy Share Image
I was fortunate enough to have my kids early, so being a mom always ended up being a better gig than these… — Heather Langenkamp Copy Share Image
Free enterprise cannot be justified as being good for business. It can be justified only as being good for society. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
This is sort of inflection-free acting [playing Maigret], and I really wasn't sure if I could do it - you make your… — Rowan Atkinson Copy Share Image
Members of society must obey the law because they personally believe that its commands are justified. — David L. Bazelon Copy Share Image
The right to freedom of expression is justified first of all as the right of an individual purely in his capacity as… — Thomas I. Emerson Copy Share Image
The view we took at the time and we take it now is that the war was justified legally because he [Saddam… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
99% of our uses of animals, including our numerically most significant use of them for food, do not involve any sort of… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
Sir, it is true that republics have often been cradled in war, but more often they have met with a grave in… — Jefferson Davis Copy Share Image
When even despair ceases to serve any creative purpose, then surely we are justified in suicide. — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
I think the Republicans and conservatives generally were alienated by America's unsuccessful effort in Vietnam, and a lot of them, as Henry… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
When we don't get any treats, we feel depleted, resentful, and angry, and we feel justified in self-indulgence. We start to crave… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
The law sends us to Christ to be justified, and Christ sends us to the law to be regulated. — John Flavel Copy Share Image
Male supremacy is centered on the act of sexual intercourse, justified by heterosexual practice. — Sheila Jeffreys Copy Share Image
Satire, though it may exaggerate the vice it lashes, is not justified in creating it in order that it may be lashed. — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image