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Prevail Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
- Time indeed changes manners and notions, and so far we must expect institutions to bend to them. But time produces also corruption of principles, and…
- Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will eternally prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne for a while…
- In every free and deliberating society, there must, from the nature of man, be opposite parties, and violent dissensions and discords; and one of these,…
- Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself.
- I do verily believe that if the principle were to prevail of a common law being in force in the United States (which principle possesses…
- Fear can only prevail when victims are ignorant of the facts.
- It is an encouraging observation that no good measure was ever proposed which, if duly pursued, failed to prevail in the end.
- If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise in practice under the overbearing inquisition of public opinion, [then…
- All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to…
- Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear…
More Prevail Quotes
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- I haven't given up on the possibility that sweet reason will prevail. — John Bolton
- When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail. — Pearl S. Buck
- We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail. — George W. Bush
- I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it's so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ. — Jimmy Carter
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- It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to… — Jimmy Carter
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- ...we must face the fact that unilateral action on the part of the United States will never be enough to stop illegal… — Barbara Jordan
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