Abuse Quotes

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What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse. — Isabel Allende
The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
You'd think that in this age, especially in the 21st century - especially with all the technology and all the discoveries that we've made -… — Tori Amos
If circumcision has any justification AT ALL, it should be medical only. Parents' religion is the worst of all reasons - pure child abuse. — Richard Dawkins
It is wrong, and ultimately self-defeating for a nation of immigrants to permit the kind of abuse of our immigration laws that we have seen...in… — William J. Clinton
In the budget I will present to you, we will try to do more to speed the deportation of illegal aliens who are arrested for… — William J. Clinton
War over water would be an ultimate obscenity. And yet, unfortunately it is conceivable... Water has been a source over so many years of erosion… — Queen Noor of Jordan
A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired. — Alexander Hamilton
A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired. This maxim, drawn from the experience of… — Alexander Hamilton
Forgiveness is the most important thing. We all have to forgive what was done to us - the Irish people have to forgive. The African… — Sinead O'Connor
If it is abuse, - why one is always sure to hear of it from one damned goodnatured friend or another! — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Those who came to the United States didn't realize they were white until they got here. They were told they were white. They had to… — Cornel West
We call for the end of bigotry as we know it. The end of racism as we know it. The end of child abuse in… — Urvashi Vaid
There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. — Andrew Jackson
We know that many boys and girls leave school because of poverty, because they have to work. However, there are an important number of children… — Shakira
These last few years we've seen an unacceptable abuse of power, having a president whose priority is expanding his own power. — Trey Gowdy
My sister was drowning in the ocean once, and my brother and I dove in and saved her. True story. She owes us her life.… — Matt Barr
The stated mission at the time was simply to use the influence of the entertainment industry to do an accurate portrayal of drug and alcohol… — Gerald McRaney
We must do all we can to empower parents and communities to protect our youth and to encourage healthy behavior free from binge drinking and… — Jon Corzine
Children are often the silent victims of drug abuse. — Rick Larsen

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