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Thus commerce, though in itself a moral nullity, has had a considerable influence in tempering the human mind....he trades with the same countries ...(that he)… — Thomas Paine
The proliferation of state concealed carry laws has evidently reduced the rate of violent street crime to a considerable extent. When the goblins do not… — Jeff Cooper
But while nature has considerable resilience, there is a limit to how far that resilience can be stretched. No one knows how close to the… — Douglas Adams
I find all this money a considerable burden. — J. Paul Getty
To cherish and stimulate the activity of the human mind, by multiplying the objects of enterprise, is not among the least considerable of the expedients,… — Alexander Hamilton
The establishment of our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness by reasonable compact in civil society. It was… — George Washington
It is evident from the state of the country, from the habits of the people, from the experience we have had on the point itself,… — Alexander Hamilton
It pleased God to make one nation the medium of all His communications with mankind: This the nation of the Jews has done to a… — Joseph Priestley
Since the last tour I have done a lot of extensive travel to Iraq, Kuwait, Siberia, South Korea and other places and picked up some… — Henry Rollins
In today's regulatory environment, it's virtually impossible to violate rules ... but it's impossible for a violation to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable… — Bernard Madoff
In the past, it was expected that about three years were required to learn a single kata, and usually even an expert of considerable skill… — Gichin Funakoshi
In all pleasures hope is a considerable part. — Samuel Johnson
To cherish and stimulate the activity of the human mind, by multiplying the objects of enterprise, is not among the least considerable of the expedients,… — Alexander Hamilton
There is object proof that homosexuality is more interesting than heterosexuality. It's that one knows a considerable number of heterosexuals who would wish to become… — Michel Foucault
We live by revelations, as Christians, as artists, which means we must be careful never to get set into rigid molds. The minute we begin… — Madeleine L'Engle
The fish that first ventured ashore had considerable practical problems. — Poul Anderson
The writer has a grudge against society, which he documents with accounts of unsatisfying sex, unrealized ambition, unmitigated loneliness, and a sense of local and… — Renata Adler
Why is there such insistence that AGW has occurred and needs drastic solutions? This is a puzzle, but my short answer is that the IPCC… — Don Aitkin
The Jews themselves, of whom a considerable number were already scattered throughout the colonies, were true to the teachings of their prophets. The Jewish faith… — Calvin Coolidge
Right after the Civil War there was considerable talk about reviving Lincoln's brief experiment with the Constitutional monetary system. Had not the European money-trust intervened,… — W. Cleon Skousen

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