This rationale, which justified the mixed constitution of Great Britain, might have made some sense in 1776, but by 1787 most American… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
“An act of violence, no matter how small, can never be justified if it can be avoided.” — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
When I say that children should be told about sex, I do not mean that they should be told only the bare… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“And we, too, being called by His will to Christ Jesus, are not justified by ourselves, nor by our own wisdom, or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Whenever Muslim women protest and ask for their rights, they are silenced with the argument that the laws are justified under Islam.… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
If there is a soul, what is it, and where did it come from, and where does it go? Can anyone who… — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that the current value of the NASDAQ is justified, but I'm not sure that it isn't. — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
What was once justified as sanctioned by God is now properly reviled as an unconscionable violation of human rights. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“If the tradition which claims that war may be justified does not also admit that it could be unjustified, the affirmation is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Whenever women protest and ask for their rights, they are silenced with the argument that the laws are justified under Islam. It… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
Dignity does not come from avenging insults, especially from violence that can never be justified. It comes from taking responsibility and advancing… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Beauty (was)a gift which, in the eyes of New York, justified every success, and excused a certain number of failings. — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
It does not astonish me that the critics in London relegate me to the lowest rank. Alas! I fear that they are… — Camille Pissarro Copy Share Image
Everyone should do all in his power to collect and disseminate the truth, in the hope that it may find a place… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
All methods are sacred if they are internally necessary. All methods are sins if they are not justified by internal necessity. — Wassily Kandinsky Copy Share Image
There are some who, for varying reasons, would appease Red China. They are blind to history's clear lesson, for history teaches with… — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
A war is justified if you're willing to send your son. If you're not willing to send your son, how do you… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
The Air Corps . . . does not, at this time, feel justified in obligating . . . funds for basic jet propulsion research and experimentation. — George Brett Copy Share Image
Forgiveness feels most dramatic when some ancient pattern of self-punishment collapses in a torrent of tears. But it is just as effective… — D. Patrick Miller Copy Share Image
Margaret Thatcher was a great leader for her nation at a pivotal and a perilous time. So, I find the comparison flattering,… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
Desires should never be justified,' Tehol said, wagging a finger. 'All you end up doing is illuminating the hidden reasons by virtue… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme. — Henry James Copy Share Image
If we do not take this road of dialogue and understanding then I fear for the next generation. There are enough people… — Akbar S. Ahmed Copy Share Image
Any man knows when he is justified, and all the wits in the world cannot enlighten him on that point. The murderer… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Therefore coercion of the non-invasive, when justifiable at all, is to be justified on the ground that it secures, not a minimum… — Benjamin Tucker Copy Share Image
