Opposition Quotes

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The clergy ... believe that any portion of power confided to me [as President] will be exerted in opposition to their schemes. And they believe… — Thomas Jefferson
Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony. — Heraclitus
Enoch predicted that "the demons and the spirits of the angelic apostates would turn into idolatry all the elements, all the adornment of the universe,… — Tertullian
As we look into the future, we are going to need to be stronger and more responsible for our choices in a world where people… — James E. Faust
That seemed to be the case with most of the teams based in the smaller towns - the fans were more rabid, and they wanted… — Bob Cousy
What is peculiar in the life of a man consists not in his obedience, but his opposition, to his instincts. In one direction or another… — Henry David Thoreau
As you go along your road in life, you will, if you aim high enough, also meet resistance.... But no matter how tough the opposition… — Madeleine Albright
The effects of opposition are wonderful. There are men who rise refreshed on hearing of a threat, men to whom a crisis, which intimidates and… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
In a democracy, the opposition is not only tolerated as constitutional, but must be maintained because it is indispensable. — Walter Lippmann
The laws of economics tell us that the expansion of the central state can't go on forever. Its limit is reached when the looted turn… — Llewellyn Rockwell
What seems fair enough against a squalid huckster of bad liquor may take on a different face, if used by a government determined to suppress… — Learned Hand
Mortification is the soul's vigorous opposition to self, wherein sincerity is most evident. — John Owen
He who finds not opposition from [sin]... is at peace with it, not dying to it. — John Owen
Grace stands in direct opposition to any supposed worthiness on our part. To say it another way: Grace and works are mutually exclusive. As Paul… — Jerry Bridges
Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. People and ideologies are pitted against each other, believing that in order to survive, they must destroy the opposition. — Margaret J. Wheatley
...we are all inclined to ... direct our inquiry not by the matter itself, but by the views of our opponents; and, even when interrogating… — Aristotle
I am tolerant of all creeds. Yet if any sect suffered itself to be used for political objects I would meet it by political opposition.… — Millard Fillmore
e idea of a personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naive. However, I am also not a "Freethinker" in the usual… — Albert Einstein
It is the reformer who is anxious for the reform, and not society, from which he should expect nothing better than opposition, abhorrence and even… — Mahatma Gandhi
I... [am] convinced [man] has no natural right in opposition to his social duties. — Thomas Jefferson

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