Founded Quotes

637 Founded quotes by 498 unique authors

The study of theology, as it stands in Christian churches, is the study of nothing; it is founded on nothing; it rests on no principles;… — Thomas Paine
We in the United States, above all, must remember that lesson, for we were founded as a nation of openness to people of all beliefs.… — Ronald Reagan
What you don't understand is that it is possible to be an atheist, it is possible not to know if God exists or why He… — Boris Pasternak
True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change,… — Dalai Lama
How can diverse Americans become "one people"? I believe that one path is for us to pursue the study of the past that includes all… — Ronald Takaki
The nation was founded and "dedicated," to use Lincoln's language in the "Gettysburg Address," to equality as a "self-evident truth." But this very principle of… — Ronald Takaki
Inference is founded upon obvious reasons. Regard to reputation has a less active influence, when the infamy of a bad action is to be divided… — James Madison
A right to property is founded in our natural wants, in the means with which we are endowed to satisfy these wants, and the right… — Thomas Jefferson
[T]he Clinton administration launched an attack on people in Texas because those people were religious nuts with guns. Hell, this country was founded by religious… — P.J. O'Rourke
Our faith is well founded; but it is necessary that this faith become part of our lives. A great effort must therefore be made in… — Pope Benedict XVI
The propriety of a law, in a constitutional light, must always be determined by the nature of the powers upon which it is founded. — Alexander Hamilton
If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man… — Alphonse de Lamartine
The Christian religion is the religion of our country. From it are derived our nation, on the character of God, on the great moral Governor… — William Holmes McGuffey
We repeat and again reaffirm that neither a State nor the Federal Government can constitutionally force a person 'to profess a belief or disbelief in… — Hugo Black
There is no philosophy which is not founded upon knowledge of the phenomena, but to get any profit from this knowledge it is absolutely necessary… — Daniel Bernoulli
Scientists tend to resist interdisciplinary inquiries into their own territory. In many instances, such parochialism is founded on the fear that intrusion from other disciplines… — Hannes Alfven
Knowledge of Nature is an account at bank, where each dividend is added to the principal and the interest is ever compounded; and hence it… — Grove Karl Gilbert
Plot is people. Human emotions and desires founded on the realities of life, working at cross purposes, getting hotter and fiercer as they strike against… — Leigh Brackett
I am a conservative Republican, but I believe in democracy and the separation of church and state. The conservative movement is founded on the simple… — Barry Goldwater
If true, the Pythagorean principles as to abstain from flesh, foster innocence; if ill-founded they at least teach us frugality, and what loss have you… — Seneca the Younger
We will not fall, we will not fail; for our homes will be founded on Jesus Christ. — Robert D. Hales
The simple fact that the Christian fellowship, founded on belief in Jesus' resurrection, came into existence and flourished in the very city where he was… — William Lane Craig
The fact of evolution is the backbone of biology, and biology is thus in the peculiar position of being a science founded on an unproved… — L. Harrison Matthews
A society in which consumption has to be artificially stimulated in order to keep production going is a society founded on trash and waste, for… — Dorothy L. Sayers
The beginning of civilisation is the discovery of some useful arts, by which men acquire property, comforts, or luxuries. The necessity or desire of preserving… — Humphry Davy

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