Necessary First Quotes
15 quotes by 13 authors
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In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful…
— Thomas Aquinas
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We [may] answer the question: "Why is snow white?" by saying, "For the same reason that soap-suds or whipped eggs are white"-in other words, instead…
— William James
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In order to translate a sentence from English into French two things are necessary. First, we must understand thoroughly the English sentence. Second, we must…
— George Polya
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In order for us human beings to commit ourselves personally to the inhumanity of war, we find it necessary first to dehumanize our opponents, which…
— Jimmy Carter
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Separation from evil is the necessary first principle of communion with Him ... Separation from evil is His principle of unity
— John Nelson Darby
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The basic problem is not political, it is a-political and human. One of the most important things to do is to keep cutting deliberately through…
— Thomas Merton
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I think that in order to achieve progress in the study of language and human cognitive faculties in general it is necessary first to establish…
— Noam Chomsky
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In order to contract, It is necessary first to expand. In order to weaken, It is necessary first to strengthen. In order to destroy, It…
— Laozi
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Political poetry is more profoundly emotional than any other-at least as much as love poetry-and cannot be forced because then it becomes vulgar and unacceptable.…
— Pablo Neruda
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It is necessary first in the practice of Kundalini yoga to determine what the dharma is. There is a dharma for you.
— Frederick Lenz
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It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary first to slay the dragon…
— Bertrand Russell
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To abolish war it is necessary to abolish patriotism, and to abolish patriotism it is necessary first to understand that it is an evil. Tell…
— Leo Tolstoy
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Religion prevents our children from having a rational education; religion prevents us from removing the fundamental causes of war; religion prevents us from teaching the…
— Bertrand Russell
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The hardest thing you can do is smile when you are ill, in pain, or depressed. But this no-cost remedy is a necessary first half-step…
— Allen Klein
Who Wrote These Necessary First Quotes
13 authors contributed a total of 15 Necessary First Quotes as follows: