Expressly Quotes

35 quotes by 29 authors

I don't have any authority to talk about the domestic policies of America. But as an outsider, I am mystified by the fact that you… — Nick Cave
An inspection of the Constitution will show that the right of property in a slave in not "distinctly and expressly affirmed" in it. — Abraham Lincoln
The law does not expressly permit suicide, and what it does not permit it forbids. — Aristotle
Upon the decease [of] my wife, it is my Will and desire th[at] all the Slaves which I hold in [my] own right, shall receive… — George Washington
... protection of life is NOT a legitimate use for a firearm in this country sir! Not! That is expressly ruled out! — Allan Rock
The arena of logic was made by men for men; it was expressly founded on the exclusion of what is not male, as well as… — Catharine MacKinnon
What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we are told expressly. — Jonathan Swift
Is there a Legislative power in fact, not expressly prohibited by the Constitution, which might not, according to the doctrine of the Court, be exercised… — James Madison
If they are incorporated into the Constitution, independent tribunals of justice will consider themselves in a peculiar manner the guardians of those rights; they will… — James Madison
The Constitution expressly and exclusively vests in the Legislature the power of declaring a state of war [and] the power of raising armies.... A delegation… — James Madison
My own convictions as to negro slavery are strong. It has its evils and abuses...We recognize the negro as God and God's Book and God's… — Jefferson Davis
When you see what you're here for, the world begins to mirror your purpose in a magical way. It's almost as if you suddenly find… — Betty Sue Flowers
I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbroken; and to the extent of my ability I shall… — Abraham Lincoln
The kingdom of heaven is for the heirs - and if children, then heirs; if born again, then heirs. Wherefore it is said expressly, Except… — John Bunyan
Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited by written law? Let us hope our moral principles are… — Thomas Jefferson
The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is a matter of philosophical or theological speculation rather than of… — James H. Cone
The fact that lately some circles, not less powerful by their small size, have been actively promoting certain theories, as dangerous as they are illusory,… — Alfonso Garcia Robles
And Numenius, the Pythagorean philosopher, expressly writes: 'For what is Plato, but Moses speaking in Attic Greek.' — Clement of Alexandria
Let vice and immorality of every kind be discouraged as much as possible in your brigade; and, as a chaplain is allowed to each regiment,… — George Washington
Our requests are necessary expressly to strengthen our faith, through which alone we can be saved. 'By grace are we saved through faith' (Eph. 2:8).… — John of Kronstadt

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