Prevent Quotes

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Power is the great evil with which we are contending. We have divided power between three branches of government and erected checks and balances to… — Patrick Henry
If we do not do something to prevent it, Africa's animals, and the places in which they live, will be lost to our world, and… — Nelson Mandela
What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again — Anne Frank
I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making… — Donald Knuth
It is hard to prevent oneself from believing what one so keenly desires. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
If in a battle, I seize a bit of debatable land with a handful of soldiers, without having done anything to prevent an enemy bombardment… — Aron Nimzowitsch
To prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine. — Isaac Watts
I was a town child, it is true, but that did not prevent me enjoying open-air life, with plants and animals. — Georg Brandes
We hoped against hope that what we had been doing was enough to prevent a riot. It was not enough. — Jerome Cavanagh
I don't need arms, and neither does anyone else... At the very least, a ban would prevent fights from turning deadly. — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
We should stop the non-scientific, pseudo-scientific, and anti-scientific nonsense emanating from the right wing, and start demanding immediate action to reduce global warming and prevent… — Edward Kennedy
As long as outmoded ways of thinking prevent women from making a meaningful contribution to society, progress will be slow. As long as the nation… — Nelson Mandela
One simple change - seeking and finding peace within - could, if it were undertaken by everyone, end all wars, eliminate conflict and prevent injustice.… — Neale Donald Walsch
Wisdom cannot prevent a fall, but may cushion it. — Mason Cooley
I wept when the muse Ulla bent over me. Blinded by tears I could not prevent her from kissing me, I could not prevent the… — Gunter Grass
There is no economic imperative that will condemn us to deplete our vital resource base, but neither is there an invisible hand that will prevent… — Jeffrey Sachs
The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish the one actually committed. — Ayn Rand
Manâ€™s rights can be violated only by the use of physical force. It is only by means of physical force that one man can deprive… — Ayn Rand
Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the dreadful consequences which shall result from a… — Henry Knox
I paint flowers to prevent them from dying — Frida Kahlo

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