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I was always afraid of things that worked the first time. Long experience proved that there were great drawbacks found generally before they could be… — Thomas A. Edison
It has been just so in all my inventions. The first step is an intuition-and comes with a burst, then difficulties arise. This thing that… — Thomas A. Edison
The need for a global structure of control in the form of a world environment court is now more urgent than ever before. — Judi Dench
Democracies have been, and governments called, free; but the spirit of independence and the consciousness of unalienable rights, were never before transfused into the minds… — Sarah Josepha Hale
Democracy must first be safe for America before it can be safe for the world. — Emma Goldman
It is one of the evils of democratical governments, that the people, not always seeing and frequently misled, must often feel before they can act. — George Washington
Democracy is moral before it is political. — Louis D. Brandeis
The mission of the Gestapo expanded steadily as from 1933 onward, "political criminality" was given a much broader definition than ever before and more forms… — Unknown Author
Human rights are inscribed in the hearts of people; they were there long before lawmakers drafted their first proclamation. — Mary Robinson
It is foolish in the extreme not only to resort to force before necessity compels, but especially to madly create the conditions that will lead… — Benjamin Tucker
Surely no rational or realistic person will discount the possibility that [during wartime] the United States might suddenly resort to nuclear weapons. Those who retain… — Noam Chomsky
What's at risk [in 100 years] if we do not take action, truly is the survival of civilization as we know it... Literally that is… — Al Gore
If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing. — Mary Frances Berry
The Kyoto theorists have put the cart before the horse. It is global warming that triggers higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, not… — Andrey Kapitsa
How much damage will have been done before we act? — John McCain
It is often the case that laws must change before fears about change dissipate. — Hillary Clinton
For a theory to be scientific it must be capable of being refuted by the evidence. Given that we have had three decades of rising… — Peter Lilley
I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I'll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery… — Roald Dahl
I was saying "I'm the greatest" long before I believed it. — Muhammad Ali
Climate change is part of the normal order of things, and we know it was happening before humans came. — Freeman Dyson

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