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The art of revolutionizing and overturning states is to undermine established customs, by going back to their origin, in order to mark their want of… — Blaise Pascal
In your dread of dictators you established a state of society in which every ward boss is a dictator, every private employer a dictator, every… — George Bernard Shaw
Should [reformers] attempt more than the established habits of the people are ripe for, they may lose all and retard indefinitely the ultimate object of… — Thomas Jefferson
Despotism has so often been established in the name of liberty that experience should warn us to judge parties by their practices rather than their… — Raymond Aron
Meditation is the only way to overcome fear. There is no other way. Why does meditation help us overcome fear? In meditation we identify ourselves… — Sri Chinmoy
All violation of established practice implies in its own nature a rejection of the common opinion, a defiance of common censure, and an appeal from… — Samuel Johnson
The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established. — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
Bolton are an established team in the Premiership these days and well respected by the other sides. — Mark Lawrenson
The Council on Foreign Relations is the American branch of a society which originated in England ... [and] ... believes national boundaries should be obliterated… — Carroll Quigley
World dictatorship can be established only when the victory of socialism has been achieved in certain countries or groups of countries ... [and] when these… — Joseph Stalin
But though such is our character (Oh. why should I speak of things unfit to be uttered?), the things said of us are an example… — Athenagoras of Athens
Dancing and ballets would undoubtedly take on a new lease on life, if the customs established by a spirit of fear and jealousy did not… — Jean-Georges Noverre
There is no point in asking a man a question until you have established whether he has any reason to lie to you. — Ken Follett
To be a genuine individualist requires a great deal of strength and courage. It is never easy to chart new territory, to cross new frontiers,… — Toller Cranston
Home is home even for those who aspire to serve wider interests and who have established their home of choice in distant regions. — Nelson Mandela
A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature; and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a… — David Hume
Sanity is the lot of those who are most obtuse, for lucidity destroys one's equilibrium: it is unhealthy to honestly endure the labors of the… — Georges Bataille
The idea of a world commonweal has to be established as the criterion of political institutions, and also as the criterion of general conduct in… — H.G. Wells
There must be more equality established in society, or morality will never gain ground, and this virtuous equakity will not rest firmly even when founded… — Mary Wollstonecraft
People - pardon me, journalists and politicians - have often accused me of believing that I'm above the law. And yet, who isn't? Everywhere you… — L. Neil Smith
Debasement was limited at first to one’s own territory. It was then found that one could do better by taking bad coins across the border… — Charles P. Kindleberger
Suppose that, say, China established military bases in Colombia to carry out chemical warfare in Kentucky and North Carolina to destroy this lethal crop [tobacco]… — Noam Chomsky
The last Hague Conference has in the meantime expressed its opinion that a body should be established which could prepare for the work involved more… — Fredrik Bajer
This is a sad day for all of us, and to none is it sadder than to me. Everything that I have worked for, everything… — Neville Chamberlain
For as long as (the Founding Fathers of this nation) lived and led, they acknowledged the hand of the Almighty in the affairs of this… — Gordon B. Hinckley

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