Commission Quotes

277 quotes by 236 authors

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
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
Whenever a human being, through the commission of a crime, has become exiled from good, he needs to be reintegrated with it through suffering. The… — Simone Weil
Ordered that of the Indians and Half-breeds sentenced to be hanged by the military commission, composed of Colonel Crooks, Lt. Colonel Marshall, Captain Grant, Captain… — Abraham Lincoln
For when God forbids us to kill, he not only prohibits us from open violence, which is not even allowed by the public laws, but… — Lactantius
Every man has a commission to admonish, exhort, convince another of error. — Thomas Jefferson
With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make… — Robert E. Lee
The same divine authority that forbids the killing of a human being establishes certain exceptions, as when God authorizes killing by a general law or… — Saint Augustine
I think the very concept of an elite commission deciding for the American people who deserves to be heard is profoundly wrong. — Newt Gingrich
As by the fires of experience, so by commission of crime you learn real morals. Commit all crimes, familiarize yourself with all sins, take them… — Mark Twain
Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under… — George Washington
If the Great Commission is true, our plans are not too big; they are too small. — Unknown Author
The Great Commission is the Great Adventure of Christianity. — Ron Luce
Where is the expectation of privacy in the commission of a crime? — Linda Tripp
When the Kerner Commission told white America what black America has always known, that prejudice and hatred built the nationâ€™s slums, maintains them and profits… — Shirley Chisholm
There is no position which depends on clearer principles than that every act of a delegated authority, contrary to the commission under which it is… — Alexander Hamilton
I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the… — Valentina Tereshkova
Pardon, we beseech Thee, all our offences of omission and commission; and grant that in all our thoughts, words, and actions, we may conform to… — Timothy Pickering
See here, for our comfort, a sweet agreement of all three persons: the Father giveth a commission to Christ; the Spirit furnisheth and sanctifieth to… — Richard Sibbes
Any church that is not seriously involved in helping fulfill the Great Commission has forfeited its biblical right to exist. — Oswald J. Smith

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