Objection Quotes

122 quotes by 96 authors

A good Moslem king was one who was strict in religion, valiant in battle, just in giving judgment among his people, but not one who… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is quite an old-fashioned fallacy to suppose that our objection to scepticism is that it removes the discipline from life. Our objection to scepticism… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The objection of the scandalmonger is not that she tells of racy doings, but that she pretends to be indignant about them. — H. L. Mencken
It is obvious that all sense has gone out of modern marriage; which is, however, no objection to marriage but to modernity. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I cannot escape the objection that there is no state of mind, however simple, that does not change every moment — Henri Bergson
The fundamental religious objection to the theory of evolution is not scientific but moral. [Fundamentalists believe that] evolutionary theory must be opposed because it leads… — Elizabeth S. Anderson
Nothing can be more evident, than that an exclusive power of regulating elections for the National Government, in the hands of the State Legislatures, would… — Alexander Hamilton
The truth is that the general genius of a government is all that can be substantially relied upon for permanent effects. Particular provisions, though not… — Alexander Hamilton
It may be considered as an objection inherent in the principle, that as every appeal to the people would carry an implication of some defect… — James Madison
It may be said that the power of preventing bad laws includes that of preventing good ones; and may be used to the one purpose… — Alexander Hamilton
Since, then, there is no objection to the mobility of the Earth, I think it must now be considered whether several motions are appropriate for… — Nicolaus Copernicus
The most common objection to changes in public policy which would increase a user's control of housing at the expense of centralized institutions is that… — John Turner
My great objection to this government is, that it does not leave us the means of defending our rights, or of waging war against tyrants. — Patrick Henry
My objection to organized religion is the premature conclusion to ultimate truth that it represents... — Arthur C. Clarke
It is like most other ancient books - a mingling of falsehood and truth, of philosophy and folly - all written by men, and most… — Robert Green Ingersoll
I fully agree with all that you say on the advantages of Spencer's excellent expression of 'the survival of the fittest.' This, however, had not… — Charles Darwin
I have no objection to the concept of domestic partnership. — Rudy Giuliani
I have absolutely no objection to growing older. I am a stroke survivor so I am extremely grateful to be ageing - I have nothing… — Sharon Stone
An objection is not a rejection; it is simply a request for more information — Unknown Author
The main objection to killing people as a punishment...is that killing people is wrong — Auberon Waugh

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