Preserving Quotes

229 Preserving quotes by 202 unique authors

Finally, we might decide that civilisation itself is worth preserving. In that case we have to work out what to save and which people would… — Susan Blackmore
Must we, under the happy hope of a false tranquility, sacrifice to the people in power the public welfare, and under vain pretence of preserving… — Claude Adrien Helvetius
O Jesus, come back into our society, our family life, our souls and reign there as our peaceful Sovereign. Enlighten with the splendor of faith… — Pope John XXIII
It is sad that it was necessary that Santa Barbara should be the example that had to bring it to the attention of the American… — Richard M. Nixon
The World we all share is given to us in trust. Every choice we make regarding the earth, air, and water around us should be… — Unknown Author
Every man who loves peace, every man who loves his country, every man who loves liberty ought to have it ever before his eyes that… — James Madison
It is superfluous to try by the standards of theory, a part of the constitution which is allowed on all hands to be the result… — James Madison
It has also been a great solace to me, to believe that you are engaged in vindicating to posterity the course we have pursued for… — Thomas Jefferson
The children despise their parents until the age of when they suddenly become just like them - thus preserving the system. — Quentin Tarantino
That peace, safety, and concord may be the portion of our native land, and be long enjoyed by our fellow-citizens, is the most ardent wish… — Thomas Jefferson
In every revolution there intrude, at the side of its true agents, men of a different stamp; some of them survivors of and devotees to… — Karl Marx
Those who had alleged that a million civilians were dying from sanctions were willing, nay eager, to keep those same murderous sanctions if it meant… — Christopher Hitchens
Preserving and protecting the state tobacco settlement funds is the nations Governors highest priority. — Mel Carnahan
Its hard to exaggerate the importance of preserving the financial integrity of Social Security. — Bill Delahunt
We know only that we are living in these bodies and have a vague idea, because we have heard it, and because our faith tells… — Teresa of Avila
In short, it is the greatest absurdity to suppose it in the power of one, or any number of men, at the entering into society,… — Samuel Adams
I agree with you that it is the duty of every good citizen to use all the opportunities, which occur to him, for preserving documents… — Thomas Jefferson
Every piece of legislation which came to my desk in the coming years as the governor, I came down on the side of preserving the… — Mitt Romney
As Americans, preserving the best of our traditions, we have the right- nay the duty-to fight for participation in the forward march of humanity — Paul Robeson
The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not worth preserving. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that they are incapable of exercising the sovereignty. Usurpation… — James Monroe
For we have always understood that when times change, so must we, that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges, that… — Barack Obama
Specifically, I am concerned about the long-term condition of Social Security. I am committed to ensuring that current beneficiaries and those nearing retirement face no… — Cliff Stearns
Paradoxically, preserving liberty may require the rule of a single leader-a dictator-willing to use those dreaded 'extraordinary measures, which few know how, or are willing,… — Michael A. Ledeen
It may be said that natural selection is daily and hourly scrutinizing, throughout the world, every variation, even the slightest; rejecting that which is bad,… — Charles Darwin

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