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Fairness is an efficiency parameter if we look at the whole global civilization. It is not an efficient way of meeting human needs if one… — Karl-Henrik Robert
A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of some cherished scheme for the… — James Payn
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
[Why] should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a school book? Its morals are pure, its examples captivating and noble. The… — Fisher Ames
What the individual can do is to give a fine example, and to have the courage to uphold ethical values .. in a society of… — Albert Einstein
Is it not the glory of the people of America, that whilst they have paid a decent regard to the opinions of former times and… — James Madison
I join cordially in admiring and revering the Constitution of the United States, the result of the collected wisdom of our country. That wisdom has… — Thomas Jefferson
These examples, though as unfit for the imitation, as they are repugnant to the genius of America, are notwithstanding . . . very instructive proofs… — James Madison
Still we did not expect to be without rubs and difficulties; and we have had them. First the detention of Western posts: then the coalition… — Thomas Jefferson
In Europe, charters of liberty have been granted by power. America has set the example . . . of charters of power granted by liberty.… — James Madison
If justice, good faith, honor, gratitude and all the other qualities which enoble the character of a nation, and fulfill the ends of Government be… — James Madison
The proverbial German phenomenon of the verb-at-the-end about which droll tales of absentminded professors who would begin a sentence, ramble on for an entire lecture,… — Douglas Hofstadter
The Bible give us a list of human stories on both sides of the ledger. On list of human stories is used examples - do… — Jim Rohn
We do not for example say that the person has a perfect knowledge of some language L similar to English but still different from it.… — Noam Chomsky
As an example of just how useless these philosophers are for any practice in life there is Socrates himself, the one and only wise man,… — Desiderius Erasmus
Each work of art excludes the world, concentrates attention on itself. For the time it is the only thing worth doing -to do just that;… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Audible prayer can never do the works of spiritual understanding, which regenerates; but silent prayer, watchfulness, and devout obedience enable us to follow Jesus example.… — Mary Baker Eddy
It's hard being a girl. There are a lot of body image issues that come up and I think the best thing we can do… — Cheryl Hines
There is no institution more vital to our Nation's survival than the American family. Here the seeds of personal character are planted, the roots of… — Ronald Reagan
The example of changing a constitution by assembling the wise men of the state, instead of assembling armies, will be worth as much to the… — Thomas Jefferson

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