Behalf Quotes

390 quotes by 345 authors

The same fact that Boccaccio offers in support of religion might be adduced in behalf of a republic: "It exists in spite of its ministers. — Heinrich Heine
It is not our task to secure the triumph of truth, but merely to fight on its behalf. — Blaise Pascal
Barack Obama won a second term but no mandate. Thanks in part to his own small-bore and brutish campaign, victory guarantees the president nothing more… — Ron Fournier
Every single dollar spent lobbying a legislator on behalf of oil and gas is a toxic dollar that undermines public health and safety laws that… — Josh Fox
Antitrust law isn't about protecting competing businesses from each other, it's about protecting competition itself on behalf of the public. — Al Franken
As someone who's spent time with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on USO tours and met wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda, I… — Al Franken
I think to close half of Magic Kingdom for the purpose of a White House invitation town hall meeting on a phony main street on… — Newt Gingrich
It was men who stopped slavery. It was men who ran up the stairs in the Twin Towers to rescue people. It was men who… — John Eldredge
While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless… — Rahm Emanuel
Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our… — William James
We are so bound together that no man can labor for himself alone. Each blow he strikes in his own behalf helps to mold the… — Jerome K. Jerome
I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew… — Barbara Kingsolver
I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness but I can't speak on their behalf. — Annie Lennox
Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression, because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces… — Malcolm X
The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers. — Ralph Nader
I am certain that I speak on behalf of my entire nation when I say: September 11th we are all Americans - in grief, as… — Benjamin Netanyahu
I have on many occasions spoken my mind from stage. I have offered organizations table space by the merch booth. I have donated a dollar-a-ticket,… — Conor Oberst
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. — George Orwell
Those who 'abjure' violence can do so only because others are committing violence on their behalf. — George Orwell
I have accordingly considered it, and now appear not only in obedience to your order, but likewise in behalf of the inhabitants of this town,… — James Otis

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