Measures Quotes

486 quotes by 395 authors

...the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It… — Robert Kennedy
Such is the condition of life that something is always wanting to happiness. In youth we have warm hopes, which are soon blasted by rashness… — Lyndon B. Johnson
It is a misfortune, inseparable from human affairs, that public measures are rarely investigated with that spirit of moderation which is essential to a just… — James Madison
When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace. They swore, if we gave Them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would… — Rudyard Kipling
Those who have the command of the arms in a country are masters of the state, and have it in their power to make what… — Aristotle
The measures adopted to restore public order are: First of all, the elimination of the so-called subversive elements. ... They were elements of disorder and… — Benito Mussolini
Necessity, especially in politics, often occasions false hopes, false reasonings, and a system of measures, correspondingly erroneous. — Alexander Hamilton
To venture into space we must be strong-willed and determined. We must be fully committed to its exploration and discovery; space permits no half measures… — Henry Joy McCracken
Time, which measures everything in our idea, and is often deficient to our schemes, is to nature endless and as nothing; it cannot limit that… — James Hutton
It's very important to remember that it's your intellectual property; it's not your computer. And in the pursuit of protection of intellectual property, it's important… — Stewart Baker
The steam-engine in its manifold applications, the crime-decreasing gas-lamp, the lightning conductor, the electric telegraph, the law of storms and rules for the mariner's guidance… — Richard Owen
Halfway measures are not enough. — Sarah Brady
We ought not to schismatize on either men or measures. Principles alone can justify that. — Thomas Jefferson
We must pay attention to the millions of children of this generation who are caught up in armed conflicts. How can we protect them from… — Landon Pearson
The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient — Aron Nimzowitsch
Let us by wise and constitutional measures promote intelligence among the people as the best means of preserving our liberties. — James Monroe
Non-cooperation is directed not against men but against measures. It is not directed against the Governors, but against the system they administer. The roots of… — Mahatma Gandhi
Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down… — Harry S. Truman
Measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior force of… — James Madison
The mission of the Gestapo expanded steadily as from 1933 onward, "political criminality" was given a much broader definition than ever before and more forms… — Unknown Author

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