Abuse Quotes

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They do not abuse the king that flatter him. For flattery is the bellows blows up sin; The thing the which is flattered, but a… — William Shakespeare
More often than not, what animals require our protection from is not hurricanes or fires, but abuse at the hands of other people. — Julie Klam
Abuse of words is the foundation of ideology. — Joseph Joubert
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it. — Baron de Montesquieu
As I presided over Massie's execution, I thought about the abuse and neglect he endured as a child in the foster care system. We failed… — Jeanne Woodford
... the core of sin is a lack of self-esteem. ... Sin is psychological self-abuse. ... the most serious sin is one that causes me… — Robert H. Schuller
Almost all people suffer some form of intense inner pain at some times in their lives. The suffering might be depression, anxiety, substance abuse, or… — Steven C. Hayes
...whatever the self-righteous excesses of the environmentalist left, it is impossible to be true to traditional conservative values (to say nothing of the Christian faith… — Rod Dreher
Government power is always abused by seizing and perverting the law. And with few exceptions, government always determines what is law. — John Galt
Power is the great evil with which we are contending. We have divided power between three branches of government and erected checks and balances to… — Patrick Henry
Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all of the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through South America, search… — Frederick Douglass
More than 90 percent of all the prisoners in our American prisons have been abused as children. — John Powell
You may abuse a tragedy, though you cannot write one. You may scold a carpenter who has made you a bad table, though you cannot… — Samuel Johnson
I don't abuse my body, I've been off 10 months, I still train and I'm always thinking about boxing, so I felt like I would… — Andre Ward
Where it is permissible both to die and not to die, it is an abuse of valour to die. — Mencius
The firmness with which the (American) people have withstood the... abuses of the press, the discernment they have manifested between truth and falsehood, show that… — Thomas Jefferson
Am sorry to note that abuse and condemnation of a common acquaintance often constitutes very strong bond of union between otherwise uncongenial spirits. — E. M. Delafield
I know you have the capability to understand right from wrong because you hate people who harm children. Well, why not despise people who harm… — Gary Yourofsky
Each email contains an unsubscribe link. We will NEVER sell, rent, loan, or abuse your email address in ANY way. I was a very, very… — Christine Lavin
There is a mistaken idea, ancient but still with us, that an overdose of anything from fornication to hot chocolate will teach restraint by the… — M.F.K. Fisher

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