Moderate Quotes

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Achieving price stability is not only important in itself, it is also central to attaining the Federal Reserve's other mandate objectives of maximum sustainable employment… — Ben Bernanke
I would not like to see a person who is sober, moderate, chaste and just say that there is no God. They would speak disinterestedly… — Jean de la Bruyere
Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence. — Samuel Butler
I contend that Bush would be a lot more moderate if there weren't some fundamentalists breathing down his neck every time he wants to establish… — Tony Campolo
I don't believe there is such a thing as 'moderate Islam.' I think it's better to talk about degrees of belief and degrees of practice. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
In religious and in secular affairs, the more fervent beliefs attract followers. If you are a moderate in any respect - if you're a moderate… — Jimmy Carter
I had a reputation of being somewhat moderate, partly, I think, because I wasn't a 'bomb thrower' like some of my conservative colleagues, and partly… — Dick Cheney
I support lowering the level of legal immigration by a moderate amount at this time. Legal immigration reform must be based upon principles that are… — William J. Clinton
I never had any other desire so strong, and so like covetousness, as that ... I might be master at last of a small house… — Abraham Cowley
Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the… — William Lloyd Garrison
Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot… — Alexander Hamilton
[Smoking is] a dirty habit that should be banned from America by the Government, instead of moderate alcoholic drinking. — Auguste Piccard
We are now forming a republican government. Real liberty is never found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments. — Alexander Hamilton
The key to tackling Islamist fundamentalism and terrorism from the Islamist community is in the hands of moderate Muslims. — Gijs de Vries
I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizens Councilor or… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
That everyone may receive at least a moderate education appears to be an objective of vital importance. — Abraham Lincoln
Happiness, whether consisting in pleasure or virtue, or both, is more often found with those who are highly cultivated in their minds and in their… — Aristotle
Craft brewers are committed to promoting the safe and moderate consumption of their beverage, and work closely with their communities to prevent underage drinking and… — Sherwood Boehlert
In battling evil, excess is good; for he who is moderate in announcing the truth is presenting half-truth. He conceals the other half out of… — Khalil Gibran
It's clear to me now that we've got to reach out to the Arab Sunni community in particular in an effort to cause some moderate… — John Abizaid

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