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1421 Civil quotes by 985 unique authors
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A lot of people [are] saying civil union," Faried told KDVR. "I don't like it being called that because I can get married to a…
— Kenneth Faried
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It may not be easy, in every possible case, to trace the line of separation between the rights of religion and the Civil authority with…
— James Madison
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The faith must express itself in charity and in solidarity, which is the civil form of charity.
— Claudio Hummes
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We cannot simply suspend or restrict civil liberties until the War on Terror is over, because the War on Terror is unlikely ever to be…
— Unknown Author
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If the Commission is to enquire into the conditions "to be observed," it is to be presumed that they will give the result of their…
— Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Liberty, whether natural, civil, or political, is the lawful power in the individual to exercise his corresponding rights. It is greatly favored in law.
— Unknown Author
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Terrorism is escalating to the point that Americans soon may have to choose between civil liberties and more intrusive means of protection.
— William Cohen
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Terrorists in 6 weeks have been able to command 300 million North Americans to do away with the entirety of their civil liberties that took…
— Unknown Author
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Regardless of whether or not you belong to a majority religion, in the United States you may not impose your theology on civil law.
— Unknown Author
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In case we have to shoot Democrats. It happened during the Civil War, and it could happen again.
— P.J. O'Rourke
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The Community Relations Service would be another pro-civil rights Federal agency attempting to make people do what the policy of the Federal Government demanded that…
— John Sparkman
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The Civil Rights Commission should never have been brought into existence. It has been most prejudiced in its viewpoint, and has fomented trouble and racial…
— John Sparkman
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The civil rights movement was devoid of grace; it was using some unfortunate people as means to a communistic end.
— Samuel Bowers
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I'm not happy, frankly. Because I think in a civil society we don't need firearms.
— David Collenette
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I believe in a civil society we should do as much as possible not to have firearms in any guise, but obviously they are a…
— David Collenette
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The beginning of civilisation is the discovery of some useful arts, by which men acquire property, comforts, or luxuries. The necessity or desire of preserving…
— Humphry Davy
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Before any man can be considered as a member of civil society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe.…
— James Monroe
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A bifurcation of loyalties that requires religious to put canon law above civil law and moral law puts us in a situation where the keepers…
— Joan D. Chittister
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Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will eternally prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne for a while…
— Thomas Jefferson
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The opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction.
— Thomas Jefferson
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A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets, and in which strife and civil war are to take the place of brotherly…
— Robert E. Lee
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In less than a century we experienced great movement. The youth movement! The labor movement! The civil rights movement! The peace movement! The solidarity movement!…
— Holly Near
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Most of us tend to view childhood as a time of carefree pleasure. Those of us who have looked at the real condition of children…
— Richard Farson
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We physicians have focused on the nuclear threat as the singular issue of our era. We are not indifferent to other human rights and hard-won…
— Bernard Lown
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So, he reasoned, if you can identify the sources of a government's power - people working in civil service, police and judges, even the army…
— Gene Sharp
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