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The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases also create the pressure, to aggravate an on-going crisis, or… — Herman Kahn
The occult powers may be possessed by soul, but if they are not used in the right way it is a loss rather than a… — Virchand Gandhi
According to Jains the soul in pure form has infiniteness in terms of its knowledge and power. These faculties are obstructed for its exhibition due… — Virchand Gandhi
In the last fifty years science has advanced more than in the 2,000 previous years and given mankind greater powers over the forces of nature… — John Boyd Orr
How are men to be secured in any rights without instruction; how to be secured in the equal exercise of those rights without equality of… — Frances Wright
Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of… — Lord Acton
The true natural check on absolute democracy is the federal system, which limits the central government by the powers reserved, and the state governments by… — Lord Acton
The Muslim leaders swallow the advice of the Western powers and bodies like the IMF and World Bank, even when it is bad for their… — Abu Bakar Bashir
Every work undertaken in obedienced to a divine command, whether the work be that form of conflict with the powers of darkness that we call… — Amy Carmichael
When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person... there can be no liberty. — Baron de Montesquieu
The powers that be donâ€™t want athletes or boxers to become as smart as they are. — Bernard Hopkins
It is only with distance that we are able to turn our powers of observation on ourselves, thus fashioning stories in which we are characters. — Dani Shapiro
The spiritual power in the gospel is denied when we augment or adjusting gospel into no gospel at all. When we doubt the message alone… — Matt Chandler
Tolstoy said, 'The antagonism between life and conscience may be removed either by a change of life or by a change of conscience.' Many of… — Randy Alcorn
We cannot suppose therefore that God has made an order of beings, with such mental qualities and powers, for the sole purpose of being used… — Thomas Clarkson
But the nuclear powers still cling tenaciously to their weapons. — Joseph Rotblat
Humans create their cognitive powers by creating the environments in which they exercise those powers — Unknown Author
The individual has become a mere cog in an enormous organization of things and powers which tear from his hands all progress, spirituality, and value… — Georg Simmel
The increase of territory and power of empires by force of arms has been the policy of all great powers, and it has always been… — John Boyd Orr
In some roles I have to wear fur, and I always make sure it's fake, like in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Faux… — Kristen Johnston

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