Incitement Quotes

23 quotes by 19 authors

Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason, than that of… — Thomas Jefferson
The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
This fanaticism is what feeds terrorism. And this is precisely why Muslims must play an active role in opposing hate sermons and incitement to terrorism… — Otto Schily
Everyone knows that on any given day there are energies slumbering in him which the incitement's of that day do not call forth. Compared with… — William James
Some may find them merely diverting melodies. Others may find them incitements to Red revolution. And who will say if either or both is wrong?… — Pete Seeger
Such is the constitution of man that labour may be styled its own reward; nor will any external incitements be requisite, if it be considered… — Samuel Johnson
There are indeed, in the present corruption of mankind, many incitements to forsake truth: the need of palliating our own faults and the convenience of… — Samuel Johnson
Most of us can learn to live in perfect comfort on higher levels of power. Everyone knows that on any given day there are energies… — William James
There is nothing in anything that I have ever written that could be reasonably construed as an incitement to violence against anyone. — Robert Spencer
Line dancing is as sinful as any other type of dancing, with its sexual gestures and touching. It is an incitement to lust. — Ian Paisley
Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you. — Ignatius Loyola
Prejudice and passion and suspicion are more dangerous than the incitement of self-interest or the most stubborn adherence to real differences of opinion regarding rights. — Elihu Root
To read was precisely to enter another world, which was not the reader's own, and come back refreshed, ready to bear with equanimity the injustices… — Susan Sontag
Allow me to add that it is my conviction that the contents of Der Stuermer as such were not (incitement). During the whole 20 years,… — Julius Streicher
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship; and it seems hard to justify an incitement to it on anti-censorial principles. — George Bernard Shaw
All of this wasn't enough - the Zionist movement led a broad campaign of incitement against the Jews living under Nazi rule to arouse the… — Mahmoud Abbas
Every man prefers virtue, when there is not some strong incitement to transgress its precepts. — Samuel Johnson
On the correctly formed pubescent girl, a Speedo looked wonderful. When it was wet, it was an incitement to riot. — Clive James
What an artist learns matters little. What he himself discovers has a real worth for him, and gives him the necessary incitement to work. — Emil Nolde
The endless newsreel clips of nuclear explosions that we saw on TV in the 1960s (were) a powerful incitement to the psychotic imagination, sanctioning *everything*. — J. G. Ballard

Who Wrote These Incitement Quotes

19 authors contributed a total of 23 Incitement Quotes as follows: