Acquiescence Quotes

42 Acquiescence quotes by 38 unique authors

Silence in the face of atrocity is not neutrality; silence in the face of atrocity is acquiescence. — Samantha Power
Americans cannot escape a certain responsibility for what is done in our name around the world. In a democracy, even one as corrupted as ours,… — Mark Hertsgaard
There is no such thing as real happiness in life. The justest definition that was ever given of it was "a tranquil acquiescence under an… — Laurence Sterne
The simple faith in progress is not a conviction belonging to strength, but one belonging to acquiescence and hence to weakness. — Norbert Wiener
The employers cannot carry on industry nor accumulate profits if they have not got the good will of the workers or their acquiescence in carrying… — James Larkin
Ladies and gentlemen, even my own staff challenges me. When I issue edicts, commands, orders, ideas, you would think that there would be overwhelming blanket… — Rush Limbaugh
A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all. — Tacitus
Protest that endures, I think, is moved by a hope far more modest than that of public success: namely, the hope of preserving qualities in… — Wendell Berry
As I go clowning my sentimental way into eternity, wrestling with all my problems of estrangement and communion, sincerity and simulation, ambition and acquiescence, I… — Stephen Fry
Though opposition is a hopeless task, acquiescence would be worse. — Thomas M. Disch
Peace does not dwell in outward things but within the soul; we may preserve it in the midst of the bitterest pain, if our will… — Francois Fenelon
The refusal to take sides on great moral issues is itself a decision. It is a silent acquiescence to evil. The Tragedy of our time… — Fulton J. Sheen
When political leaders fail to denounce anti-Semitic violence and slurs, the void is not only demoralizing to the victims, but silence actually enables the wrongdoing.… — Chris Smith
History has shown us that all the great advances have taken place in Spain when we have evolved and adapted to the reality of our… — King Felipe VI
Suicide is belated acquiescence in the opinion of one's wife's relatives. — Henry Louis Mencken
It Is Our Willing Acquiescence To These Outer Demands That Imprisons. Free Yourself Today. Take Control Of Your Thoughts... — Pacifiersucker
There is a certain amount of purpose, acquiescence, and satisfaction in nursing one's melancholy. — Michel De Montaigne

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