Doubtful Quotes

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All those instances to be found in history, whether real or fabulous, of a doubtful public spirit, at which morality is perplexed, reason is staggered,… — Edmund Burke
In such a performance you may lay the foundation of national happiness only in religion, not by leaving it doubtful "whether morals can exist without… — Benjamin Rush
In cases of doubtful morality, it is usual to say is there any harm in doing this? This question may sometimes be best answered by… — Charles Caleb Colton
[T]he true key for the construction of everything doubtful in a law is the intention of the law-makers. This is most safely gathered from the… — Thomas Jefferson
Beauty is but a vain and doubtful good; a shining gloss that fadeth suddenly; a flower that dies when it begins to bud; a doubtful… — William Shakespeare
Iâ€™m always doubtful. Everything I do is always doubtful. When youâ€™re trying to differentiate, thereâ€™s going to be this gut sense, is this right? If… — Tony Fadell
The Americans speak so much about freedom in their sermons. Freedom as a possession is a doubtful thing for a church; freedom must be won… — Eric Metaxas
It is doubtful that the government knows much more than the public does about how government [Economic] policies will work. — W. Allen Wallis
O Love! thou bane of the most generous souls! Thou doubtful pleasure, and thou certain pain. — George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne
But, you may ask, if the two departments [i.e., federal and state] should claim each the same subject of power, where is the common umpire… — Thomas Jefferson
When the other person is hurting, confused, troubled, anxious, alienated, terrified; or when he or she is doubtful of self-worth, uncertain as to identity, then… — Carl Rogers
And we've become very doubtful of our information sources, because they're all controlled by these huge multilateral corporations — Brian De Palma
I constantly meet people who are doubtful, generally without due reason, about their potential capacity [as mathematicians]. The first test is whether you got anything… — John Edensor Littlewood
It's not till sex has died out between a man and a woman that they can really love. And now I mean affection. Now I… — Enid Bagnold
The recognized achievements of some Negroes, despite rigid racial barriers, indicate that society by its prejudices may be depriving itself of valuable contributions from many… — Kenneth Clarke
Man-hating is everywhere, but everywhere it is twisted and transformed, disguised, tranquilized, and qualified. It coexists, never peacefully, with the love, desire, respect, and need… — Judith Levine
Is it not lack of faith that leads men to fear the scrutiny of reason? If the destination is doubtful, than the path must be… — Donna Woolfolk Cross
In a Republican district I was a Republican. In a Democratic district I was a Democrat. And in a doubtful district, I was Doubtful. But… — Jay Gould
By the same right under which France took Flanders, Lorraine and Alsace, and will sooner or later take Belgium -- by that same right Germany… — Friedrich Engels
Since peace is alone in the gift of God; and since it is He who gives it, why should we be afraid? His unspeakable gift… — Michael Faraday

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