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When you couple this militarization of law enforcement with an erosion of civil liberties and due process that allows the police to become judge and… — Rand Paul
If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual. — Sun Tzu
What we see in the outer is but a reflection of the inner, because we surround ourselves with a picture of our own beliefs. In… — Emmet Fox
You are not likely to see any general reformation, till you procure family reformation. — Richard Baxter
I sometimes pray not for self-knowledge in general but for just so much self knowledge at the moment as I can bear and use at… — C.S. Lewis
What people commonly call Fate is, as a general rule, nothing but their own stupid and foolish conduct. — Arthur Schopenhauer
I will do what it takes to help Ed Miliband win general election — Tony Blair
We must remember that knowledge of one’s own deep nature is also simultaneously knowledge of human nature in general. — Abraham Maslow
Country music and just music in general really lost a great friend today, — George Strait
Say what we may of the inadequacy of translation, yet the work is and will always be one of the weightiest and worthiest undertakings in… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Jesus came into this world not as a philosopher or a general but as a carpenter. All work matters to God. — Timothy Keller
The cry that 'fantasy is escapist' compared to the novel is only an echo of the older cry that novels are 'escapist' compared with biography,… — Tom Shippey
General editors' preface The growth of translation studies as a separate discipline is a success story of the 1980s. The subject has developed in many… — Lawrence Venuti
No one fully understands spinors. Their algebra is formally understood but their general significance is mysterious. In some sense they describe the 'square root' of… — Michael Atiyah
I am asking my Attorney General to create a special unit of federal prosecutors and leading state attorneys general to expand our investigations into the… — Barack Obama
When you see violence in movies in general, it's very quick and painless, which isn't what it's like. — Vincent Cassel
I just try not to label myself in any way. I just have an allergy to labels in general. I can tell you that I… — Penelope Cruz
When I think it's good not to say the truth, I don't say anything. I don't like actors in general, they lie, they are liars,… — Melanie Laurent
It takes a lot of energy to work, in general, especially if you're the lead in something. — Faith Ford
I think compassion is an important quality in people in general. — Shannon Elizabeth
Each situation has to be evaluated separately, for all are different. In general, I believe in non-violent direct action, which involve organizing large numbers of… — Howard Zinn
I love round people, I love skinny people. I love people in general; we've got to get past labels and stop being so critical about… — David Arquette
We have to raise the consciousness; the only way poets can change the world is to raise the consciousness of the general populace. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti
High school is just horrible in general. So, I think it was a good time for me to have stopped acting. I got to be… — Jodi Sweetin
Cultural differences - they are definitely vast in some ways. But I think that Europeans in general have a more global view of the world… — Valerie Cruz

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