Against Their Own Quotes

27 quotes by 27 authors

No individual or private group or private organization has the legal power to initiate the use of physical force against other individuals or groups and… — Ayn Rand
"It is against their own insoluble problem of being human that the dull and base in humanity are in revolt in anti-Semitism. Judaism, nevertheless, together… — Hermann Rauschning
Of course, the latter made no secret of his attitude toward the Jewish people, and when necessary he even took the whip to drive from… — Adolf Hitler
I bet on the game of baseball and I bet on my team, even the mistakes I made, I have to take a different look… — Pete Rose
The government needs the help of industry. But the reality is companies will balance that against their own commercial interest in a very competitive market. — Michael Clarke Duncan
Given the sin of impiety through which they [the Romans] sinned against the divine nature [by idolatry], the punishment that led them to sin against… — Thomas Aquinas
A doctrine insulates the devout not only against the realities around them but also against their own selves. The fanatical believer is not conscious of… — Eric Hoffer
I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their own war. — Robert Jay Lifton
Very often pessimistic people speak against their own desire. They want to undertake some work, and they say, 'I will do this, but I don't… — Hazrat Inayat Khan
One the one hand, our economists treat human beings as rational actors making choices to maximize their own economic benefit. On the other hand, the… — John Michael Greer
The political satirist usually votes against their own interests, but the bottom line is that it doesn't really matter. — Lizz Winstead
Requiring military hospitals to perform elective abortions exposes the physicians, the nurses, the military personnel to move against their own personal convictions of life in… — Rick Renzi
The Jews are a Distinct Nationality regardless of where they live, their station in life or their shades of belief, and his clarion call to… — Louis D. Brandeis
If individuals are rational, there is no need to protect them against their own choices. — Daniel Kahneman
It is terrifying to see how easily, in certain people, all dignity collapses. Yet when you think about it, this is quite normal since they… — Albert Camus
I shall lend credit to nothing against my people which parents would not believe against their own children. — Elizabeth I
For some reason, voters can be brainwashed, and they vote sometimes against their own best interests, let alone voting against the interests of people who… — Joyce Carol Oates
As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it.… — Gore Vidal
Be very sure of this,-people never reject the Bible because they cannot understand it. They understand it only too well; they understand that it condemns… — J C Ryle
Unfortunately for the good sense of mankind, the fact of their fallibility is far from carrying the weight in their practical judgement, which is always… — John Stuart Mill

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