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Own Quotes by Noah Webster
- It is alleged by men of loose principles , or defective views of the subject, that religion and morality are not necessary or important qualifications…
- It is an object of vast magnitude that systems of education should be adopted and pursued which may not only diffuse a knowledge of the…
- The American states have gone far in assisting the progress of truth; but they have stopped short of perfection. They ought to have given every…
- Tyranny is the exercise of some power over a man, which is not warranted by law, or necessary for the public safety. A people can…
- Every child in America should be acquainted with his own country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful to…
- In the formation of such a government, it is not only the right, but the indispensable duty of every citizen to examine the principles of…
- Why not include a provision that everybody shall, in good weather, hunt on his own land and catch fish in rivers that are public property…
- When a citizen gives his suffrage to a man of known immorality he abuses his trust; he sacrifices not only his own interest, but that…
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- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
- Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. — Aristotle
- The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because… — Aristotle
- I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster
- I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets.… — Paul Auster
- Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own. — Dido Armstrong
- We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity. — Karen Armstrong
- And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that… — Isaac Asimov