Justification Quotes

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The justification of majority rule in politics is not to be found in its ethical superiority. — Walter Lippmann
To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he's doing is good... Ideology - that is what gives devildoing its… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Power is when you have every justification to kill someone, and then you don't. — Oskar Schindler
The Dancer believes that his art has something to say which cannot be expressed in words or in any other way than by dancing... there… — Doris Humphrey
In our time there are many artists who do something because it is new; they see their value and their justification in this newness. They… — Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Our justification from sins takes place at the point of saving faith, not at the point of water baptism, which usually occurs later. But if… — Wayne Grudem
Self-justification, therefore, is not only about protecting high self-esteem; it's also about protecting low self-esteem if that is how a person sees himself. — Elliot Aronson
Democratic elections alone do not remedy the crisis of confidence in government. Moreover, there is no viable justification for a democratic system in which public… — Beth Simone Noveck
Much of the impotence of American churches is tied to a profound ignorance and apathy about justification. Our people live in a fog of guilt.… — Kevin DeYoung
The reality of the Eucharistic sacrifice has always been at the heart of Catholic faith; called into question in the 16th century, it was solemnly… — Pope Benedict XVI
The most obvious purpose of college education is to help students acquire information and knowledge by acquainting them with facts, theories, generalizations, principles, and the… — Derek Bok
The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine right of kings. — Ezra Taft Benson
There is no justification for having an affair. — Shanola Hampton
It is often observed that the first casualty of war is truth, but how do you tell the truth without betraying the sacrifice of those… — Stanley Hauerwas
What makes the United Nations an appropriate source of legitimacy for intervention is that it is the only place where the claims of the strong… — Michael Ignatieff
What our leaders and pundits never let slip is that the terrorists - whatever else they might be - might also be rational human beings;… — William Blum
All too often, academic departments defend their territory with the passion of cornered animals, though with far less justification. — Bruce Jackson
The early Stones were adolescent rockers. They were self-conscious in an obvious and unpretentious way. And they were committed to a musical style that needed… — Jon Landau
Without faith, hope and trust, there is no promise for the future, and without a promising future, life has no direction, no meaning and no… — Adlin Sinclair
Why is it that, as we grow older, we are so reluctant to change? It is not so much that new ideas are painful, for… — Dale E. Turner

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