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In a general view, there are few conquests that repay the charge of making them, and mankind are pretty well convinced that it can never… — Thomas Paine
The game's finest mistakes were perpetrated by Djimi Traore, who interrupted his general competence with one air shot, one slice over his own head and… — Phil Cornwell
The purpose of Sabbath is not simply to rejuvenate yourself in order to do more production, nor is it the pursuit of pleasure. The purpose… — Timothy Keller
School choice opponents are also dishonest when they speak of saving public schools. A Heritage Foundation survey found that 47 percent of House members and… — Walter E. Williams
Keep it simple, make it general, and make it intelligible. — Douglas McIlroy
As the excited passions of hostile people are of themselves a powerful enemy, both the general and his government should use their best efforts to… — Antoine-Henri Jomini
I, serial number 30743, Major General Yitzhak Rabin, am a soldier in the army of peace. — Yitzhak Rabin
In societies where modern conditions of productions prevail, all of life presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles. Everything that was directly lived has… — Guy Debord
Pathology is a relatively easy thing to discuss, health is very difficult. This, of course, is one of the reasons why there is such a… — Gregory Bateson
When Congress gets through investigating Attorney General Janet Reno, will her agency become known as the Obstruction of Justice Department? The civil rights movement was… — Thomas Sowell
The general difference between conservatives and liberals is that liberals like pretty pictures and conservatives like to build bridges that people can drive across. — Tom Clancy
...nobody would think of asking the U.N. General Assembly what it thinks because it is dominated by nations with no power and less legitimacy — Dick Morris
In other words, under Attorney General John Ashcroft, the FBI, the INS and the Department of Justice are so out of control that they have… — Ann Coulter
All you need to know about Arafat was that he insisted on wearing a pistol when he addressed the UN General Assembly. And all you… — James Lileks
Byrd, the former Klu [sic] Klux Klan Kleagle, is taking a stand over states' rights, or his rights over State, or some such. Whatever the… — Mark Steyn
Where the U.N. is concerned, accountability is very thin on the ground in general. — Glenn Reynolds
The final outcome of the credit expansion is general impoverishment. — Ludwig von Mises
I don't get into politics, general or musical, but just call me if you get jury duty. Even in New Jersey I was able to… — Eugene Ormandy
But before all else a work of art is the creation of love. Love for the subject first and for the medium second. Love is… — Eliot Porter
The Obama presidency, and liberalism in general, are based on not trusting the American people - a belief that big government is better for people. — Bobby Jindal
...it happens that society is saved as often as the circle of its ruling class is narrowed, as often as a more exclusive interest asserts… — Karl Marx
And if a diversion is needed, why not arrest a general? Arthur Dillon is a friend of eminent deputies, a contender for the post of… — Hilary Mantel
So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will not authorize the least violation of it; no, not even… — William Blackstone
I think investments in general related to the exercise industry are going to be good for a long time. — Kenneth H. Cooper
I want to go where I can be of the most service to the general enterprise. — Ezra Cornell

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