"Am I not destroying my enemies when I…" — Abraham Lincoln

More Destroying Quotes

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• Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with this inferiority only by destroying… — Simone de Beauvoir
• I'm not much of a crier but it is mildly soul-destroying and exposing to do something physical that you are… — Emily Blunt
• We can continue to make significant strides in the scientific community by exploring new stem cell research methods that do… — John Boehner
• You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence. — William J. H. Boetcker
• Multinational corporations do control. They control the politicians. They control the media. They control the pattern of consumption, entertainment, thinking.… — Jerry Brown
• Each generation doubtless feels called upon to reform the world. Mine knows that it will not reform it, but its… — Albert Camus
• Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
• We must reduce all the emissions that are destroying the planet. However, that requires a change in lifestyle, a change… — Hugo Chavez
• The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
• Traveling is my form of self-education. Every stream I fish now is not as good as it used to be.… — Yvon Chouinard
• Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots. — Frank A. Clark
• Bad jokes and gay marriage are destroying this country. But torture can save it. — Jon Stewart

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