Persecuted Quotes
130 quotes by 115 authors
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But could not our situation be compared to one of a menacing epidemic? People are unable to view this situation in its true light, for…
— Albert Einstein
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On many occasions I have been asked if I think persecution will come to the Western church. My answer might surprise you. I believe that…
— Brother Yun
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Feeling different, feeling alienated, feeling persecuted, feeling that the only way to deal with the world is to laugh - because if you don't laugh…
— Mel Brooks
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I'm an atheist, so it was actually a joy. Spitting on Christ was a great deal of fun. I can't embrace a male god who…
— Amanda Donohoe
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Anyone engaging in illegal financial transactions will be caught and persecuted.
— George W. Bush
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I think it is not only important that people go to the Anne Frank House to see the secret annex, but also that they are…
— Otto Frank
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Those who rebelled against totalitarian rule and those who simply managed to remain themselves and think freely, were all persecuted. We should not forget any…
— Vaclav Havel
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We're persecuted in the most civilized languages.
— Bernard Malamud
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To show a well-founded fear of persecution, an alien need not prove that it is more likely than not that he or she will be…
— John Paul Stevens
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Advice is offensive, not because it lays us open to unexpected regret, or convicts us of any fault which had escaped our notice, but because…
— Samuel Johnson
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So great are the effectiveness and power of the Word of God that the more it is persecuted the more it flourishes and grows.
— Martin Luther
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The principal sponsors of the terrorists are not religious fanatics. "Palestine's Yasser Arafat, Iraq's Saddam Hussein, and Syria's Assad family have made themselves the icons…
— William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Keep this in mind, for it is very important advice, so do not neglect it until you find you have such a fixed determination not…
— Teresa of Avila
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Be persecuted, rather than be a persecutor. Be crucified, rather than be a crucifier. Be treated unjustly, rather than treat anyone unjustly. Be oppressed, rather…
— Isaac of Nineveh
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I come of Quaker stock. My ancestors were persecuted for their beliefs. Here they sought and found religious freedom. By blood and conviction I stand…
— Herbert Hoover
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If a man really believes that God once upheld slavery; that he commanded soldiers to kill women and babes; that he believed in polygamy; that…
— Robert Green Ingersoll
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I have put my pen at the service of some of the most persecuted and misunderstood people in the world. So far as I know…
— Radclyffe Hall
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While America has always been and always will be a safe harbor for those being persecuted by tyrannical governments we must be vigilant to ensure…
— Bill Shuster
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Alas, how many have been persecuted for the wrong of having been right?
— Jean-Baptiste Say
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Paranoia is a state of heightened awareness. Most people are persecuted beyond their wildest delusions.
— Claude Steiner
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