Justification Quotes

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Criticism ... makes very little dent upon me, unless I think there is some real justification and something should be done. — Eleanor Roosevelt
The only justification in the use of force is to reduce the amount of force necessary to be used. — Alfred North Whitehead
Illusions... are simple facts, but they have been created by the mind, by the spirit, and they are one of the justifications of the new… — Georges Braque
When you have established that one alternative is good and the other is evil, there is no justification for the choice of a mixture. There… — Ayn Rand
To live a very long time... is supposed to be the desired object of all human life. But it is not. The main thing is… — James Dickey
The justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men, and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations. — Glenn Gould
Martin Luther described the doctrine of justification by faith as the article of faith that decides whether the church is standing or falling. By this… — J I Packer
People interpret things through their owns lens, just the way they do the Bible. You can find justification for just about everything in the Bible.… — Bill Paxton
The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision rejected Congress' findings and its method of reasoning, .. Is there any real justification for the court's denigrating Congress' 'method… — Arlen Specter
Shorten the runway and you have fewer takeoffs and landings, shorten the runway and you enhance safety and reduce the noise, ... It also reduces… — David Shore
If a preacher is cultured, gentle, earnest, intellectual, and broadly tolerant, the sheep of God run after him. He, of course, speaks beautifully about Christ,… — C. I. Scofield
At what point is someone precluded from availing themselves of the justification of self-defense because of their own poor judgment or bad behavior? — Dan Gelber
Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify it… — Carol Tavris
Emotions can create problems that do not exist. It's fine to be justifiably angry. But, it's not okay to let that anger fester long enough… — Ruben Papian
I don't think that Israel has any legal or moral justification for their massive bombing of the entire nation of Lebanon. — Jimmy Carter
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. — John Kenneth Galbraith
Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line. — Joseph Conrad
The threat or fear of violence should not become an excuse or justification for restricting freedom of speech. — Alan Dershowitz
Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence. — Alan Dershowitz
It is psychologically very hard to go through life without the justification, and the hope, provided by religion. — Umberto Eco

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