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By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated… — James Madison
When a just cause reaches its flood-tide...whatever stands in its way must fall before its overwhelming force. — Carrie Chapman Catt
Don't fully trust anyone until he has stuck with a good cause which he saw was losing. — Morton Blackwell
Evolution works by selection, not by instruction. There is no final cause, no teleology, no purpose guiding the overall process — Gerald Edelman
One of the most important of all the causes of great inequality of income is the inheritance of a great fortune by a small minority. — Hugh Dalton
The causes which destroyed the ancient republics were numerous; but in Rome, one principal cause was the vast inequality of fortunes. — Noah Webster
A collapse in U.S. stock prices certainly would cause a lot of white knuckles on Wall Street. But what effect would it have on the… — Ben Bernanke
We are close to a time when all of humankind will envision a global agenda that encompasses a kind of Global Marshall Plan to address… — Al Gore
Again there is another great and powerful cause why the sciences have made but little progress; which is this. It is not possible to run… — Francis Bacon
An infinity of these tiny animals defoliate our plants, our trees, our fruits... they attack our houses, our fabrics, our furniture, our clothing, our furs… — Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur
The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes. — Thomas Paine
America now stands as the world's foremost power. We should be proud: Not since the age of the Romans have one people achieved such preeminence.… — John F. Kerry
No cause can justify the abuse of human rights. — Irene Khan
Today's human rights violations are the causes of tomorrow's conflicts. — Mary Robinson
Are global temperatures rising? Surely, they were rising from the late 1970s to 1998, but 'there has been no net global warming since 1998.' Indeed,… — John R. Lott Jr.
It is one thing to impose drastic measures and harsh economic penalties when an environmental problem is clear-cut and severe....It is foolish to do so… — Frederick Seitz
It's a slow process, but it is scary, because if someone can control your energy sources, they can control you. We are already being told… — Mike Thompson
The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class - it is the cause of… — Anna Julia Cooper
Philosophy is an attempt by man to find cause and effect. Religion has the same goal — Al Goldstein
A sound-bite culture can't discuss science very well. Exactly what we're losing when we reduce biodiversity, the causes and consequences of global warming-these traumas can't… — Barbara Kingsolver

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