Incompatible Quotes

170 quotes by 151 authors

Equality, in a social sense, may be divided into that of condition and that of rights. Equality of condition is incompatible with civilization, and is… — James F. Cooper
Democracies have been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and in general been as short in their lives as they have… — James Madison
Politically speaking, tribal nationalism [patriotism] always insists that its own people are surrounded by 'a world of enemies' - 'one against all' - and that… — Hannah Arendt
Sensitivity to the immense needs of humanity brings with it a spontaneous rejection of the arms race, which is incompatible with the all out struggle… — Pope John Paul II
Today it is considered as exaggeration to proclaim constant respect for every form of life as being the serious demand of a rational ethic. But… — Albert Schweitzer
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted… — Patrick Henry
The free sharing and teaching of open source is incompatible with the notion of the solitary genius. — Golan Levin
A classic is a work which persists as a background noise even when a present that is totally incompatible with it holds sway. — Italo Calvino
The phenomenon of creativity, we know, is closely related to the ability to yoke together separate, and even seemingly incompatible, matrices. — Wole Soyinka
Government by blackmail is incompatible with democracy. — Jerrold Nadler
Disagreements between incompatible beliefs cannot be settled by reasoned argument because reasoned argument is drummed out of those trained in religion from the cradle. — Richard Dawkins
There is nothing incompatible about laughter and demons, nor about athletic achievement and depression. Mike Flanagan made me laugh, too. But mostly, he made me… — Jane Leavy
A consistent anarchist must oppose private ownership of the means of production, and the wage-slavery which is a component of this system, as incompatible with… — Noam Chomsky
Ah, the intractable Canadian problem: Winter and finery are basically incompatible. — Russell Smith
My mom and dad? Oh, they were a fiery pair. They stayed together for the kids and also because they were hopelessly in love with… — Peter Scolari
What is wrong in getting divorced? If a couple is incompatible and just cannot stay married anymore, should they put on a show of togetherness… — Duniya Vijay
Historical truth and the marketing needs of the movie and television industry remain fundamentally incompatible. — Antony Beevor
Unquestionably, it is the duty of every master to watch over the religious and moral culture of his slaves, and to give them every comfort… — Roger B. Taney
The concept of patriotism is not incompatible with that of humanity; on the contrary, let me state emphatically that he who best serves pacifism serves… — Leon Bourgeois
There are a few very small incompatible changes - I really doubt most people will ever run into them. — Stephen Wolfram

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