Divisive Quotes

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A lot of attention has been going to social values - abortion, gay rights, other divisive issues - but economic values are equally important. — Robert Reich
People routinely assume that pornography is such a difficult and divisive issue because it's about sex. In fact, this culture struggles unsuccessfully with pornography because… — Robert Jensen
You mean 'Injustice Sunday II', ... is using religion to alienate people rather than to bring people together. It has more to do with politics… — Tim McDonald
King Abdullah has died. A divisive figure in the Middle East. The sad irony is that the USA preached democracy in the face of absolute… — Immortal Technique
India absorbs things; India's not a divisive place. — Rahul Gandhi
Obama hasn't been divisive just because his policies are so unpopular, though that's a large part of it. — David Limbaugh
Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India. — Manmohan Singh
The good news is you can get a lot of information off the Internet for free and in a hurry. But I think the breaking… — William J. Clinton
Acknowledging class was always difficult for 'New Democrats' - it was second-wave, it was divisive - but 2008 made retro politics cool again. — Thomas Frank
What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind. Too often, our world is divisive and cruel where it needs to be uniting and loving. — Alicia Keys
To me, a political song is also a personal song. Most political activism has been driven by empathy for other people and the desire for… — Conor Oberst
The word career is a divisive word. It's a word that divides the normal life from business or professional life. — Grace Paley
I've been around long enough to not take seriously statements like I am about to be crushed. I'm about how do we seek re-election of… — Kevin Rudd
At an incredibly divisive point in pop history, Donna Summer managed to create an undeniable across-the-board experience of mass pleasure - after 'Bad Girls,' nobody… — Rob Sheffield
The great men of a nation reach out to all mankind. They are unifying, not divisive; internationally conciliating and still great nationally. — Gustav Stresemann
I don't think anyone who genuinely embraced sincerity, charity and modesty could be intolerant or divisive. — Julian Baggini
I'm a Christian first, and a mean-spirited, bigoted conservative second, and don't you ever forget it. You know who else was kind of "divisive" in… — Ann Coulter
I have for a long time felt that our society is becoming more and more fractured and divisive and that you could go a whole… — Nancy Pearl
Scientists have practical reasons for wishing that religion and science be kept separate. They can see nothing but trouble ... if they venture into the… — Victor J. Stenger
Poverty is not something people impose on themselves for want of effort and community organisation. It is constructed by divisive and discriminatory laws, inflexible organisations,… — Pete Townshend

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