Acquiescence Quotes

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No man can sit down and withhold his hands from the warfare against wrong and get peace from his acquiescence. — Woodrow Wilson
Establish the eternal truth that acquiescence under insult is not the way to escape war. — Thomas Jefferson
If you're fighting the system, then you're still caught in it. It's not about fighting the system; it's about ceasing to hold it together. Non-cooperation.… — David Icke
Every man's reason is his own rightful umpire. This principle, with that of acquiescence in the will of the majority, will preserve us free and… — Thomas Jefferson
The dangers of unexamined and unregulated monopoly power, particularly in the state executive, are hardly news. The right reaction is not passive acquiescence. — Noam Chomsky
The best results in the operation of a government wherein every citizen has a share largely depend upon a proper limitation of the purely partisan… — Grover Cleveland
The great religious ages were notable for their indifference to human rights... not only for acquiescence in poverty, inequality, exploitation and oppression, but also for… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Why is acquiescence to the numerous viewed as better servitude than bowing to might? — William J. Murray
To say grace, knowing that people on this globe are starving, indicates a highly selfish acquiescence in the arrogantly supposed favoritism of the almighty. A… — Barbara Smoker
He had somehow, with all his modesty, the rare faculty of controlling his superiors as well as his subordinates. He outfaced Stanton, captivated the President,… — Joshua Chamberlain
Be the best. No negativity. No weakness. No acquiescence to fear or disaster. No errors of ignorance. No evasion to reality — Jeff Buckley
Before none of your printed idols do I bend in acquiescence, and he who saith thou shalt to me is my mortal foe! — Anton Szandor LaVey
There is a certain indolence in us, a wish not to be disturbed, which tempts us to think that when things are quiet, all is… — A J Muste
The virtue of contentment is the acquiescence of the mind in the lot God has given — William Ames
Joy is not gush. Joy is not mere jolliness. Joy is perfect acquiescence ~ acceptance, rest ~ in Godâ€™s will, whatever comes. — Amy Carmichael
The sanction of force stands behind the medley of personal orders and regulations of Martial Law. The sanction of the people's consent stands behind the… — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
The principle of nonviolent resistance seeks to reconcile the truths of two opposites-Acquiescence and violence -while avoiding the extremes and immoralities of both. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Evil is near. Sometimes late at night the air grows strongly clammy and cold around me. I feel it brushing me. All that the Devil… — Suzanne Massie
The confirmations of the Spirit are all those powers and gifts which some are born with (and which men sometimes call genius), but for which… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
Suicide is a belated acquiescence in the opinion of one's wife's relatives. — H. L. Mencken

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