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America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She well knows… — John Quincy Adams
The attempt of Lavoisier to reform chemical nomenclature is premature. One single experiment may destroy the whole filiation of his terms; and his string of… — Thomas Jefferson
[In mathematics] There are two kinds of mistakes. There are fatal mistakes that destroy a theory, but there are also contingent ones, which are useful… — Gian-Carlo Rota
In going on with these Experiments, how many pretty systems do we build, which we soon find ourselves oblig'd to destroy! If there is no… — Benjamin Franklin
Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. People and ideologies are pitted against each other, believing that in order to survive, they must destroy the opposition. — Margaret J. Wheatley
A society that presumes a norm of violence and celebrates aggression, whether in the subway, on the football field, or in the conduct of its… — Lewis H. Lapham
Never write a letter if you can help it, and never destroy one! — John A. Macdonald
Watch what you choose to do. For instance, someone might want you to smoke. Never forget that I told you - don't do it. Say… — Gordon B. Hinckley
A meditator cannot smoke, for the simple reason that he never feels nervous, in anxiety, in tension. Smoking helps - on a momentary basis -… — Rajneesh
Today Christians ... stand at the head of [this country]... I pledge that I never will tie myself to parties who want to destroy Christianity… — Adolf Hitler
We have gone a long way toward civilization and religious tolerance, and we have a good example in this country. Here the many Protestant denominations,… — Harry S. Truman
Why should I live? Why should I do anything? Is there in life any purpose which the inevitable death that awaits me does not undo… — Leo Tolstoy
Consider that not only do negative thoughts and emotions destroy our experience of peace, they also undermine our health. — Dalai Lama
To destroy the fetus 'is something worse than murder.' The one who does this 'does not take away life that has already been born, but… — Saint John Chrysostom
I deplore the horrible crime of child-murder...We want prevention, not merely punishment. We must reach the root of the evil, and destroy it. — Susan B. Anthony
I say further that for this great legislative body to ignore the Constitution and the fundamental concepts of our governmental system is to act in… — Barry Goldwater
To destroy Christianity, we must first destroy the British Empire. — Karl Marx
The rabbis, the Jewish religious people, the priests of the temple of Jerusalem, they were learned fools. They could not tolerate Jesus. The learned fools… — Rajneesh
I am here to destroy your personality, to give birth to your individuality. — Rajneesh
The Department of Peace would take a more human approach to healing our society, looking not merely for ways we can destroy an enemy, but… — Marianne Williamson

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