Necessity Quotes

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We would be deceiving both ourselves and the people if we concealed from the masses the necessity of a desperate, bloody war of extermination, as… — Vladimir Lenin
Equality is not a concept. It's not something we should be striving for. It's a necessity. Equality is like gravity. We need it to stand… — Joss Whedon
Some physicists solve that problem of the necessity of finely tuned physical constants ... by invoking the anthropic principle, saying, well, here we are, we… — Richard Dawkins
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not. — Oscar Wilde
But to proceed in this reconciling project with regard to the question of liberty and necessity; the most contentious question of metaphysics, the most contentious… — David Hume
When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn't an option. It's a necessity. — Steve Pavlina
The necessity of a senate is not less indicated by the propensity of all single and numerous assemblies, to yield to the impulse of sudden… — James Madison
Necessity, especially in politics, often occasions false hopes, false reasonings, and a system of measures, correspondingly erroneous. — Alexander Hamilton
I exhort you and beseech you in the bowels of Christ, faint not, weary not. There is a great necessity of heaven; you must have… — Samuel Rutherford
It may not be easy, in every possible case, to trace the line of separation between the rights of religion and the Civil authority with… — James Madison
Higher education cannot be a luxury reserved just for a privileged few. It is an economic necessity for every family. And every family should be… — Barack Obama
It is often better to be restricted to necessity than unconfined in the measure of our desires: prosperity destroys more individuals than adversity ruins. — Norm MacDonald
The free access to information is not a privilege, but a necessity for any free society. One of my favorite things to do as a… — Ed Asner
The love of posterity is the consequence of the necessity of death. If a man were sure of living forever here, he would not care… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Having always observed that most of them who constantly took in the weekly Bills of Mortality made little other use of them than to look… — Unknown Author
For me, skiing is a physical necessity. I have a need for risk. — Jean-Marie Messier
If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity… — Baron de Montesquieu
The beneficial effect of state intervention, especially in the form of legislation, is direct, immediate, and so to speak, visible, while its evil effects are… — A. V. Dicey
If everything in chemistry is explained in a satisfactory manner without the help of phlogiston, it is by that reason alone infinitely probable that the… — Antoine Lavoisier
A rock or stone is not a subject that, of itself, may interest a philosopher to study; but, when he comes to see the necessity… — James Hutton
If physicists could not quote in the text, they would not feel that much was lost with respect to advancement of knowledge of the natural… — Unknown Author
'Facts, facts, facts,' cries the scientist if he wants to emphasize the necessity of a firm foundation for science. What is a fact? A fact… — Gottlob Frege
While, on the one hand, the end of scientific investigation is the discovery of laws, on the other, science will have reached its highest goal… — Unknown Author
While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality... true art lies in a reality that is felt. — Odilon Redon
Freedom and constraint are two aspects of the same necessity, which is to be what one is and no other. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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