Opposition Quotes

679 Opposition quotes by 546 unique authors

My opposition to war is not based upon pacifist or non-resistant principles. It may be that the present state of civilization is such that certain… — Henry Ford
Human life in common is only made possible when a majority comes together which is stronger than any separate individual and which remains united against… — Sigmund Freud
Except for poverty, incompatibility, opposition of parents, absence of love on one side and of desire to marry on both, nothing stands in the way… — Cyril Connolly
The representatives of the people, in a popular assembly, seem sometimes to fancy that they are the people themselves, and betray strong symptoms of impatience… — Alexander Hamilton
[T]he Constitution ought to be the standard of construction for the laws, and that wherever there is an evident opposition, the laws ought to give… — Alexander Hamilton
Good constitutions are formed upon a comparison of the liberty of the individual with the strength of government: If the tone of either be too… — Alexander Hamilton
I'm a great believer in the Arsene Wenger school of management - which is, you don't worry about the opposition, you just get your own… — David Miliband
The few who understand the system, will either be so interested from it's profits or so dependent on it's favors, that there will be no… — Mayer Amschel Rothschild
...The goal of abolishing the white race is on its face so desirable that some may find it hard to believe that it could incur… — Noel Ignatiev
Anti-Semitism does not signify opposition to Semitism. There is no such thing. It is an expression we Jews use effectively as a smear word used… — Harold Wallace Rosenthal
It's a robust time, probably the most fertile time for the underground and for revolution since Nixon. I'm not talking about political overthrow; I'm talking… — Neil Young
For eight years Republicans worked around the clock to delegitimize Bill Clinton. For the next eight years, Democrats tried to delegitimize Bush. Now Barack Obama… — Joe Scarborough
One should be in harmony with, not in opposition to, the strength and force of the opposition. This means that one should do nothing that… — Bruce Lee
I write for an audience that likes what I like, reads what I read, thinks about the things I think about. In many ways, this… — Eric Bogosian
Great leadership isn’t shaped in the absence of opposition but in the presence of it. Great leaders draw us together by our universal humanity; they… — Charles M. Blow
Passionate ideological opposition to race preferences does not seem to be part of the Bush DNA, and President Bush has been no exception to this… — Ward Connerly
I saw a photo of the Svoboda leader, Yatseniuk [Arseniy Yatseniuk, one of Batkivschyna leaders] and Klitschko [Vitali Klitschko, UDAR party leader] together demonstrating the… — Unknown Author
Add it all up, and some prominent Obama supporters are now saying that it paints a picture of an opposition driven, in part, by a… — Dan Harris
Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege. — Lucretia Mott
Courage is the ability to conquer fear or despair, to be brave or have a quality of mind or temperament that enables you to stand… — Jo Baer
Life's fulfillment finds constant obstacles in its path; but those are necessary for the sake of its advance. The stream is saved from the sluggishness… — Rabindranath Tagore
Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war. People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I… — Bianca Jagger
I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no… — Thomas Jefferson
The trifling economy of paper, as a cheaper medium, or its convenience for transmission, weighs nothing in opposition to the advantages of the precious metals… — Thomas Jefferson
While it [tolerance] is more or less quietly and constitutionally withdrawn from the opposition, it is made compulsory behavior with respect to established policies. — Herbert Marcuse

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