Constitutes Quotes
292 quotes by 249 authors
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If chimpanzees have consciousness, if they are capable of abstractions, do they not have what until now has been described as 'human rights'? How smart…
— Carl Sagan
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The sort of dependence that results from exchange, i.e., from commercial transactions, is a reciprocal dependence. We cannot be dependent upon a foreigner without his…
— Frederic Bastiat
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Fruits are always of the same nature with the seeds and roots from which they come, and trees are known by the fruits they bear:…
— Algernon Sidney
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We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.
— William Hazlitt
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The application of algebra to geometry ... has immortalized the name of Descartes, and constitutes the greatest single step ever made in the progress of…
— John Stuart Mill
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The energy or active exercise of the mind constitutes life.
— Aristotle
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Terrorism constitutes a direct attack on the values the UN stands for: the rule of law; the protection of civilians; peaceful resolution of conflicts; and…
— Kofi Annan
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Love is the reflection of God's unity in the world of duality. It constitutes the entire significance of creation.
— Meher Baba
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The Unexpected stalks a farm in big boots like a vagrant bent on havoc. Not every farmer is an inventor, but the good ones have…
— Verlyn Klinkenborg
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Transcendence constitutes selfhood.
— Martin Heidegger
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Blind and unwavering undisciplined at all times constitutes the real strength of all free men.
— Alfred Jarry
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The very elements of what constitutes good nursing are as little understood for the well as for the sick. The same laws of health, or…
— Florence Nightingale
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We used to be a source of fuel; we are increasingly becoming a sink. These supplies of foreign liquid fuel are no doubt vital to…
— Winston Churchill
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If creative work protects a man against mental illness, it is small wonder that he pursues it with avidity; and even if the state of…
— Anthony Storr
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The calculus was the first achievement of modern mathematics and it is difficult to overestimate its importance. I think it defines more unequivocally than anything…
— John von Neumann
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Morphy gained most of his wins by playing directly and simply, and it is simple and logical method that constitutes the true brilliance of his…
— Jose Raul Capablanca
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Democracy, in the United States rhetoric refers to a system of governance in which elite elements based in the business community control the state by…
— Noam Chomsky
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It is a logical absurdity to equate democracy with freedom in the way that mainstream political philosophers and commentators typically do. A system where individuals…
— Keith Preston
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I have one great political idea. . . . That idea is an old one. It is widely and generally assented to; nevertheless, it is…
— Frederick Douglass
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I will not tire of declaring that if we really want an effective end to violence we must remove the violence that lies at the…
— Oscar Romero
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