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Excuse Quotes by Bertrand Russell
- Cruel men believe in a cruel god and use their belief to excuse their cruelty. Only kindly men believe in a kindly god, and they…
- Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientific insight is made into a means of mass…
- Speaking psycho-analytically, it may be laid down that any "great ideal" which people mention with awe is really an excuse for inflicting pain on their…
- There is no excuse for deceiving children. And when, as must happen in conventional families, they find that their parents have lied, they lose confidence…
More Excuse Quotes
- Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of culprits, and… — Hannah Arendt
- A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would have to… — Mikhail Bakunin
- Excuse the mess but we live here. — Roseanne Barr
- Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. — Henry Ward Beecher
- The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself. — Henry Ward Beecher
- Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. — Ambrose Bierce
- Bacchus, n.: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk. — Ambrose Bierce
- Christ's crucifix shall be made an excuse for executing criminals. — William Blake
- Any excuse will serve a tyrant. — Aesop
- The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues… — Michael Bloomberg
- I learnt to stop fantasising about the perfect job or the perfect relationship because that can actually be an excuse for not… — Alain de Botton
- The financial crisis should not become an excuse to raise taxes, which would only undermine the economic growth required to regain our… — George W. Bush