Essential Quotes

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Our present urgency is to recover a sense of the primacy of the Universe as our fundamental context, and the primacy of the Earth as… — Thomas Berry
While the constitution continues to be read, and its principles known, the states, must, by every rational man, be considered as essential component parts of… — Alexander Hamilton
In the next place, the state governments are, by the very theory of the constitution, essential constituent parts of the general government. They can exist… — Joseph Story
To attach full confidence to an institution of this nature, it appears to be an essential ingredient in its structure, that it shall be under… — Alexander Hamilton
The belief in a God All Powerful wise and good, is so essential to the moral order of the world and to the happiness of… — James Madison
[M]y fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the universe; who presides in the councils of nations; and whose providential aid can supply… — George Washington
As on the one hand, the necessity for borrowing in particular emergencies cannot be doubted, so on the other, it is equally evident that to… — Alexander Hamilton
It will be forgotten, on the one hand, that jealousy is the usual concomitant of violent love, and that the noble enthusiasm of liberty is… — Alexander Hamilton
In civilized communities, property as well as personal rights are the essential object of the laws, which encourage industry by securing the enjoyment of its… — James Madison
Liberty is to faction, what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires. But it could not be a less folly to… — James Madison
Every British Subject born on the continent of America, or in any other of the British dominions, is by the law of God and nature,… — James Otis
In speaking of natural rights, therefore, it is essential to remember that these alleged rights have no political force whatsoever, unless recognized and enforced by… — Charles Edward Merriam
Of all the cares or concerns of government, the direction of war most peculiarly demands those qualities which distinguish the exercise of power by a… — Alexander Hamilton
Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war. — George Washington
In a truly great company profits and cash flow become like blood and water to a healthy body: They are absolutely essential for life but… — James C. Collins
Creating a strong business and building a better world are not conflicting goals - they are both essential ingredients for long-term success — Bill Ford
A man's house burns down. The smoking wreckage represents only a ruined home that was dear through years of use and pleasant associations. By and… — Mark Twain
Fewer and fewer Americans possess objects that have a patina, old furniture, grandparents pots and pans - the used things, warm with generations of human… — Susan Sontag
Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which that intellect is cultivated beyond the commonplace experiences of everyday life. — Charles Scribner IV
Body language is essential for an actress, even if you don't use your body in an athletic way. Just to be free, to use it… — Anne Parillaud

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