Assailed Quotes

38 quotes by 38 authors

In those days, our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all, and thought to include all; but now, to aid in the making the… — Abraham Lincoln
[T]he influence of the German school is most obvious in relation to the contract theory of the origin of the state and the idea of… — Charles Edward Merriam
For nearly five years the present Ministers have harassed every trade, worried every profession, and assailed or menaced every class, institution, and species of property… — Benjamin Disraeli
All my writings may be considered tasks imposed from within, their source was a fateful compulsion. What I wrote were things that assailed me from… — Carl Jung
It is a most fearful fact to think of, that in every heart there is some secret spring that would be weak at the touch… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
I sometimes think I should like to give up business entirely. The care and worriment attending large business interests are very great, but besides that… — Jay Gould
Beauty is assailed from two directions - by the cult of ugliness in the arts, and by the cult of utility in everyday life. — Roger Scruton
I'm not going to let people who work in the United States Department of Justice have their characters be assailed without any basis. — Eric Holder
Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with their ears assailed by the sound of snails whizzing by. — Eric Johnston
When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives. — Abbe Pierre
An insignificant right becomes important when it is assailed. — William Pickens
The enemy has assailed my outposts in heavy force. I have fallen back on the line of Bull Run and will make a stand at… — P. G. T. Beauregard
Nowadays we are assailed by a chorus of horrid threats. The Nazi government exudes through every neutral state inside information about the frightful vengeance they… — Winston Churchill
The innocence that feels no risk and is taught no caution, is more vulnerable than guilt, and oftener assailed. — Nathaniel Parker Willis
We are assailed by the temptation of the love of money. If you wish to acquire riches ? they are the bait of the fishers… — Pachomius the Great
He did not say: You will not be assailed, you will not be belabored, you will not be disquieted, but he did said: You will… — Julian of Norwich
How could one comfort a disturbed person? He is already assailed with doubts about his faith. He would have to despair with such a doctrine.… — C. F. W. Walther
Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as the destruction of… — Hideki Tojo
There are true unseen forces, but not nearly so many as we believe, nor would they rule us so sternly if we did not admit… — Robert Silverberg
There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth. — John Kenneth Galbraith

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