Degenerated Quotes

30 quotes by 26 authors

Present-day Hinduism and Buddhism were growths from the same branch. Buddhism degenerated, and Shankara lopped it off! — Swami Vivekananda
That this liberty [of the press] is often carried to excess; that it has sometimes degenerated into licentiousness, is seen and lamented, but the remedy… — James Madison
I love chess, and I didnt invent Fischerandom chess to destroy chess. I invented Fischerandom chess to keep chess going. Because I consider the old… — Bobby Fischer
It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that it needs fundamental change. — Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
We, the Jews, not only have degenerated and are located at the end of the path, we spoiled the blood of all the peoples of… — Theodor Herzl
He is the best gentleman that is the son of his own deserts, and not the degenerated heir of another's virtue. — Victor Hugo
Christianity was created by some decadent and degenerated Romans as a tool of oppression, in the late Roman era, and it should be treated accordingly.… — Varg Vikernes
Men prefer to believe that they are degenerated angels, rather than elevated apes. — William Winwood Reade
The Germans could not get over the perfidy of it. It was unbelievable that the English, having degenerated to the stage where suffragettes heckled the… — Barbara Tuchman
Instead of preaching the good news that sinners can be made righteous in Christ and escape the wrath to come, the gospel has degenerated into… — Ray Comfort
The King has degenerated into a tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience. — Patrick Henry
The principle of real leadership ignored, the immortal objects of society forgotten, practical conservatism degenerated into mere laudation of private enterprise, economic policy almost wholly… — Russell Kirk
When we act pugnaciously, and injuriously, and angrily, and rudely, to what level have we degenerated? To the level of the wild beasts. Well, the… — Epictetus
Democracy in itself does not define or guarantee a free society. History has told many stories of democratic societies that have degenerated into corruption, plunder,… — Richard Ebeling
Newspapers have degenerated. They may now be absolutely relied upon. — Oscar Wilde
Religion now has degenerated and it has turned into a wolf; it has opened its mouth to show his ugly teeth; its spreading fear instead… — Mehmet Murat Ildan
There is a certain class of people who prefer to say that their fathers came down in the world through their own follies than to… — William Winwood Reade
In 1979, postmodernism lost its understanding of the meaning of ornament. It degenerated into kitsch applique. — Charles Jencks
Films have degenerated to their original operation as carnival amusement - they offer not drama but thrills. — David Mamet
Eros has degenerated; he began by introducing order and harmony, and now he brings back chaos. — George Eliot

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