Pretext Quotes

122 quotes by 110 authors

Hatred is the vice of narrow souls; they feed it with all their littleness, and make it the pretext of base tyrannies. — Honore de Balzac
Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words. — Rumi
The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to… — James Madison
Authentic faith leads us to treat others with unconditional seriousness and to a loving reverence for the mystery of the human personality. Authentic Christianity should… — Brennan Manning
Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext. — Napoleon Bonaparte
War always reaches the depths of horror because of idiots who perpetuate terror from generation to generation under the pretext of vengeance. — Guy Sajer
There is no doubt that even the greatest musical geniuses have sometimes worked without inspiration. This guest (inspiration) does not always respond to the first… — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
If a little flower could speak, it seems to me that it would tell us quite simply all that God has done for it, without… — Therese of Lisieux
In line with international law, only the U.N. Security Council could sanction the use of force against a sovereign state. Any other pretext or method… — Vladimir Putin
Whether one believes in evolution, intelligent design, or Divine Creation, one thing is certain. Since the beginning of history, human beings have been at war… — Mohamed ElBaradei
Colonialism subdues in many dulcet guises. It conquered under the pretext of spreading Christianity, civilization, law and order, to make the world safe for democracy. — F. Sionil Jose
Over the years, there have been a series of concepts developed to justify the use of force in international affairs for a long period. It… — Noam Chomsky
It cannot be too often stressed that Israel had no credible pretext for its 2008-9 attack on Gaza, with full U.S. support and illegally using… — Noam Chomsky
It is a virtual reflex for governments to plead security concerns when they undertake any controversial action, often as a pretext for something else. — Noam Chomsky
If there is no sufficient reason for war, the war party will make war on one pretext, then invent another... after the war is on. — Robert M. La Follette
There are house demolitions and destruction all over the West Bank and Gaza. Just yesterday in Gaza they demolished three towers under the pretext that… — Ahmed Yassin
If the program goes off track again due to recession, this should not become a pretext for the imposition of more austerity measures. — Antonis Samaras
If this phrase of the 'balance of power' is to be always an argument for war, the pretext for war will never be wanting, and… — John Bright
A war for a great principle ennobles a nation. A war for commercial supremacy, upon some shallow pretext, is despicable. — Albert Pike
We don't want the drug fight to be a political tool to defend geopolitical interests. We don't want a drug fight that is a pretext… — Evo Morales

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