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Force Quotes by George Washington
- It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it,…
- Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force...Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
- Promote then as an object of primary importance, Institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force…
- `Tis substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule indeed extends with more or less force to every…
- To secure respect to a neutral flag requires a naval force organized and ready to vindicate it from insult or aggression.
- Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught…
- Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive.
- Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
- Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by…
- Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should…
- Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force.
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- Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that… — Karen Armstrong
- A system is in equilibrium when the forces constituting it are arranged in such a way as to compensate each other, like… — Rudolf Arnheim
- Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of… — Saint Augustine
- The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In… — Paul Auster
- We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated… — Ibrahim Babangida
- The fatigue produced on the muscles of the human frame does not altogether depend on the actual force employed in each effort,… — Charles Babbage
- Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. — Lord Acton
- The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that… — Lord Acton
- I am politically pro-choice, but personally pro-life. I have my faith but refuse to force it on the world at large -… — Julianna Baggott
- To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present… — James A. Baldwin