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There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no agreement on the rights and wrongs of the origins of… — Douglas Hurd
I'm not going to get in to an argument with anyone about the relative merits of Judaism and Christianity, and what it means for a… — T Bone Burnett
But the stupidity which is common to all such "explanations" is, of course, simply that of proceeding as though the merits of a theory -… — Unknown Author
And the issue is never the merits of the evidence but always the jealous rivalry of the contestants to see which would be the official… — Hugh Nibley
Now whatever you think of the liberal agenda on its merits, until very recently nobody thought the Constitution meant what liberals now say it means. — Joseph Sobran
When I had forgotten God, yet I then found He had not forgotten me. Even then He did by His Spirit apply the merits of… — Susanna Wesley
Called on the people of New Hampshire . . . to confess before God their aggravated transgressions and to implore His pardon and forgiveness through… — Josiah Bartlett
Innovative ideas are rarely rejected on their merits; they’re rejected because of how they make people feel. If you forget people’s concerns and feelings when… — Scott Berkun
To believe something in the face of evidence and against reason - to believe something by faith - is ignoble, irresponsible and ignorant, and merits… — A.C. Grayling
For even they who compose treatises of medicine or natural philosophy in verse are denominated Poets: yet Homer and Empedocles have nothing in common except… — Aristotle
Such exaggerations have been so common that the public takes them with a grain of salt and partly excuses them as being due to the… — Daniel Starch
We should not judge a man's merits by his great qualities, but by the use he makes of them. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
And just as there are no crimes so detestable that they can prevent the gift of grace, so too there can be no works so… — Prosper of Aquitaine
There must be no division by class hatred, whether this hatred be that of creed against creed, nationality against nationality, section against section, or men… — Theodore Roosevelt
I've never compromised who I am not ever. If I've gotten anywhere in my life it's been on my own merits. — Cher
Your printers have made but one blunder,Correct it instanter, and then for the thunder!We'll see in a jiffy if this Mr S[pencer]Has the ghost of… — Peter Tait
Some said America took a step forward electing a black president. In light of the unconstitutiona l expansion of powers, lack of transparency and fueling… — Denzel Washington
Security for agriculture merits serious concern by not only the agricultural community but our nation as a whole. The risk to the U.S. food supply… — Pat Roberts
Cloning may be good and it may be bad. Probably it's a bit of both. The question must not be greeted with reflex hysteria but… — Richard Dawkins
I have always paid attention to the merits of my enemies, and found it an advantage. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A man attains greatness by his merits, not simply by occupying an exalted seat. Can we call a crow an eagle (garuda) simply because he… — Chanakya
The obvious merits utterance. Character is f**king pertinent. — Al Swearengen
Speak of the moderns without contempt and of the ancients without idolatry; judge them all by their merits, but not by their age — Lord Chesterfield
Don't worry if people don't recognize your merits; worry that you may not recognize theirs. — Confucius
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits. — Sallust

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