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There are three points of doctrine the belief of which forms the foundation of all morality. The first is the existence of God; the second… — John Quincy Adams
As by the fires of experience, so by commission of crime you learn real morals. Commit all crimes, familiarize yourself with all sins, take them… — Mark Twain
[F]or avoiding the extremes of despotism or anarchy . . . the only ground of hope must be on the morals of the people. I… — Gouverneur Morris
Using every means possible to show that, although you're just an ordinary human being, you're far above other mortals. — Paulo Coelho
The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later,… — William Faulkner
Black people are the magical faces at the bottom of society's well. Even the poorest whites, those who must live their lives only a few… — Derrick Bell
Religion is the only solid Base of morals and that Morals are the only possible Support of free governments. — Gouverneur Morris
A series of failures may culminate in the best possible result. — Unknown Author
On any other hypothesis, the delegation of judicial power would annul the authority delegating it; and the concurrence of this department with the others in… — James Madison
Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never… — Thomas Jefferson
We may look up to Armies for Defence, but Virtue is our best Security. It is not possible that any state should long remain free,… — Samuel Adams
[A] power equal to every possible contingency must exist somewhere in the government . . . — Alexander Hamilton
As the duties of superintending the national defense and of securing the public peace against foreign or domestic violence involve a provision for casualties and… — Alexander Hamilton
The law of attraction says there are no limits and anything is possible. Your imagination has no limits, and anything is possible for you to… — Rhonda Byrne
We know that their adventures are childish. They themselves are fools. They are ready to kill or be killed over a card-game in which an… — Jean Genet
In all societies, it is advisable to associate if possible with the highest; not that the highest are always the best, but because, if disgusted… — Charles Caleb Colton
The cinema, like the detective story, makes it possible to experience without danger all the excitement, passion and desirousness which must be repressed in a… — Carl Jung
If it were possible to transfer the methods of physical or of biological science directly to the study of man, the transfer would long ago… — Unknown Author
It seems just possible that a poem might happen to a very young man: but a poem is not poetry -That is a life. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
No civilization would ever have been possible without a framework of stability, to provide the wherein for the flux of change. Foremost among the stabilizing… — Hannah Arendt
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
Among all the emotions, the rich have the least talent for love. It is possible to love one's dog, dress or duck-shooting hat, but a… — Lewis H. Lapham
I cannot be a materialist - but Oh, how is it possible that a God who speaks to all hearts can let Belgravia go laughing… — D. H. Lawrence
To be able to rise from the earth; to be able, from a station in outer space, to see the relationship of the planet earth… — Norman Cousins
It is possible for the most obscure person in a church, with a heart right toward God, to exercise as much power for the evangelization… — John Mott

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