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- Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat… — George W. Bush
- There is no readier way for a man to bring his own worth into question than by endeavoring to detract from the… — John Tillotson
- It is a fact that the Left routinely resists, then as now: Americans fought and died in Vietnam for freedom, just as… — Arthur L. Herman
- It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we… — Benjamin Disraeli
- The absence of romance from my history will, I fear, detract somewhat from its interest; but if it be judged useful by… — Thucydides
- In Britain, an attractive woman is somehow suspect. If there is talent as well, it is overshadowed. Beauty and brains just can't… — Vivien Leigh
- Good design emphasises the usefulness of a product whilst disregarding anything that could possibly detract from it. — Dieter Rams
- Nature, left to her own devices, finds it hard to produce anything that is ugly. The work of the plant breeder should… — David C.H. Austin