General Quotes

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The other General Welfare Clause is in the first of the authorities given to the Congress and it's not a grant, it's a restriction. By… — Andrew Napolitano
It is, however, a most astonishing but incontestable fact, that the history of the evolution of man as yet constitutes no part of general education.… — Ernst Haeckel
The doctrine of evolution implies the passage from the most organised to the least organised, or, in other terms, from the most general to the… — John Hughlings Jackson
I believe scientists have a duty to share the excitement and pleasure of their work with the general public, and I enjoy the challenge of… — Antony Hewish
You cannot do without one specialty. You must have some base-line to measure the work and attainments of others. For a general view of the… — Louis Agassiz
I've always said that the 1986 [Immigration Reform and Control] Act had a fourth leg [in addition to law enforcement, increased immigration and amnesty] to… — Jan C. Ting
If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are… — Sun Tzu
The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for… — Sun Tzu
Too frequent rewards indicate that the general is at the end of his resources; too frequent punishments that he is in acute distress. — Sun Tzu
It is said that the inferior seek to emulate the superior. Thus, if a general slackens only a little, those beneath him will be greatly… — Kato Kiyomasa
It equally proves, that though individual oppression may now and then proceed from the courts of justice, the general liberty of the people can never… — Alexander Hamilton
The task is not to overcome opponents in general but only those opponents against whom one has to summon all one's strength, one's skill and… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Government has hardened into a tyrannical monopoly, and the human race in general becomes as absolutely property as beasts in the plow. — John Dickinson
The true theory of our Constitution is surely the wisest and best, that the states are independent as to everything within themselves and united as… — Thomas Jefferson
I feel it is far better to begin with God, to see His face first, to get my soul near Him before it is near… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Adorable children are considered to be the general property of the human race. Rude children belong to their mothers. — Judith Martin
There is a general kind of praying which fails for lack of precision. It is as if a regiment of soldiers should all fire off… — Charles Spurgeon
We shall never see much change for the better in our churches in general till the prayer meeting occupies a higher place in the esteem… — Charles Spurgeon
I believe that sooner or later we're going to have to deal with Saddam Hussein, because of his general reputation, because of what I'm convinced… — Lawrence Eagleburger
Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source. — Leo Tolstoy

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