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Our ideals, like the gods of old, are constantly demanding human sacrifices. — George Bernard Shaw
Students throughout the totalitarian world risk life and limb for freedom of expression, many American college students are demanding that big brother restrict their freedom… — Alan Dershowitz
The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. — Konrad Lorenz
Those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right to enforce their… — Barry Goldwater
The preparations were elaborate and mammoth in scale, and Washington threw himself into the effort, demanding that not an hour be lost. — David McCullough
Successful ... politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease, bribe, seduce, bamboozle or otherwise manage to manipulate the… — Walter Lippmann
Always demanding the best of oneself, living with honor, devoting one's talents and gifts to the benefits of others - these are the measures of… — Henry Ford
In all our academies we attempt far too much. ... In earlier times lectures were delivered upon chemistry and botany as branches of medicine, and… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
So where did these cravings come from? I concluded it's the baby ordering in. Prenatal takeout. Even without ever being in a restaurant, fetuses develop… — Paul Reiser
Everywhere I travel throughout Eastern Washington, I hear from people demanding we do a better job of controlling our borders and reducing illegal immigration. — Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Any demanding high technology tends to develop influential and dedicated constituencies of those who link its commercial success with both the public welfare and their… — Amory Lovins
And I can see that everything about this God has been purposely designed to poison our experience of life on earth, not to enhance it,… — Pat Condell
To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is small wonder that people who… — Robert C. Murphy
The fates have a way of demanding of a man that he suffer his greatest moments all by himself; being lone seems as often attendant… — Murray Kempton
What's more, sharia finance is another tool of Islamic separatism; instead of assimilating into American society, Muslims are demanding, and receiving, parallel financial institutions that… — Robert Spencer
You are right in demanding that an artist approach his work consciously, but you are confusing two concepts: the solution of a problem and the… — Anton Chekhov
Democracy is the most demanding of all forms of government in terms of the energy, imagination, and public spirit required of the individual. — George C. Marshall
Why should a novelist not also be a historian? To force unnatural divisions within the English language is to work against its capacious and accommodating… — Peter Ackroyd
How anybody expects a man to stay in business with every two-bit wowser in the country claiming a veto over what we can say and… — Robert A. Heinlein
History provides many examples of democracy crushed by people who said to be the champion of "genuine democracy" and "the people's real meaning". The realization… — Olof Palme
Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now. When we face our challenges with faith,… — Iyanla Vanzant
There will be many times when we won't look good-to ourselves or anyone else. We need to stop demanding that we do. It is impossible… — Julia Cameron
I don't believe there's anything cosmic or divine or morally superior about whales and dolphins or sharks or trees, but I do think that everything… — Tim Winton
We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the… — John Boehner
Women gather together to wear silly hats, eat dainty food, and forget how unresponsive their husbands are. Men gather to talk sports, eat heavy food,… — Mignon McLaughlin

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