Necessary Quotes

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All that was required of them (i.e. the brain-washed masses) was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make… — George Orwell
It is not our exalted feelings, it is our sentiments that build the necessary home. — Elizabeth Bowen
It is necessary to introduce light vibrations, represented by reds and yellows, and a sufficient amount of blues, to obtain an airy feeling. — Paul Cezanne
The bitterness of the potion, and the abhorrence of the patient are necessary circumstances to the operation. It must be something to trouble and disturb… — Michel de Montaigne
[In] death at least there would be one profit; it would no longer be necessary to eat, to drink, to pay taxes, or to [offend]… — Anton Chekhov
We are so concerned to flatter the majority that we lose sight of how very often it is necessary, in order to preserve freedom for… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
There is nothing that Nature has made necessary which is more easy than death; we are longer a-coming into the world than going out of… — Seneca the Younger
And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or… — Samuel Adams
Freedom of thought and freedom of speech in our great institutions are absolutely necessary for the preservation of our country. The moment either is restricted,… — John Peter Altgeld
That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution. — William Blackstone
I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious. — Thomas Jefferson
We are unreasonably desirous to separate the goods of life from those evils which Providence has connected with them, and to catch advantages without paying… — Samuel Johnson
Any man who is really a man must learn to be alone in the midst of others, to think alone for others, and, if necessary,… — Romain Rolland
That lies should be necessary to life is part and parcel of the terrible and questionable character of existence. — Friedrich Nietzsche
If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black… — Malcolm X
If you think it's necessary to judge me by my past, don't get mad when I put you there. — Wiz Khalifa
I recognize but one mental acquisition as a necessary part of the education of a lady or gentlemen, namely, an accurate and refined use of… — Charles William Eliot
The yoga we practice is not for ourselves alone, but for the Divine; its aim is to work out the will of the Divine in… — Sri Aurobindo
I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite… — Henry David Thoreau
It is necessary for us to understand that the only Active Principle is Spirit. — Ernest Holmes
No government can continue good but under the control of the people; and . . . . their minds are to be informed by education… — Thomas Jefferson
The acorn becomes an oak by means of automatic growth; no commitment is necessary. The kitten similarly becomes a cat on the basis of instinct.… — Rollo May
It's imperative to realize that it is not necessary to try to get rid of fear in order to succeed. Rich and successful people have… — T. Harv Eker
One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable… — Ayn Rand
Government is necessary, but the only rights we can delegate to government are the ones we possess. For example, we all have a natural right… — Walter E. Williams

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