Prevent Quotes

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It's time for Congress to act, restore the Voting Rights Act, and take action to prevent voter disenfranchisem ent. As your next Congresswoman, I will… — Alma Adams
Our prejudices are like physical infirmities â€” we cannot do what they prevent us from doing. — John Lancaster Spalding
No human being can prevent you from giving. Because no human being controls Godâ€™s agenda. — Rich Nathan
Nobody has yet found a way of bombing that can prevent foot soldiers from walking. — Walter Lippmann
The main characteristic of Nature's farming can therefore be summed up in a few words. Mother earth never attempts to farm without live stock; she… — Albert Howard
To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations, our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced… — John F. Kennedy
The vast knowledge we have to prevent cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses is staggering. — Tom Rath
Suppose that men kill thee, cut thee in pieces, curse thee, what can these things do to prevent thy mind from remaining pure, wise, sober,… — Marcus Aurelius
I believe we should use all means necessary to prevent the acquisition or fabrication of nuclear weapons by countries or groups hostile to the U.… — Sandy Adams
The traveler used to go about the world to encounter the natives. A function of travel agencies now is to prevent this encounter. — Daniel J. Boorstin
All of us in society are supposed to believe that cruelty to animals is wrong and that it is a good thing to prevent needless… — Ingrid Newkirk
Learning is to discover that something is possible. We are using most of our energies for self-destructiv e games, self-preventing games. We prevent ourselves from… — Frederick Salomon Perls
Crimes were committed to punish crimes, and crimes were committed to prevent crimes. The world has been filled with prisons and dungeons, with chains and… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Nationwide thinking, nationwide planning and nationwide action are the three great essentials to prevent nationwide crises for future generations to struggle through. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
I take it that it is best for all to leave each man free to acquire property as fast as he can. Some will get… — Abraham Lincoln
Though avarice will prevent a man from being necessitously poor, it generally makes him too timorous to be wealthy. — Thomas Paine
Must we kill to prevent there being any wicked? This is to make both parties wicked instead of one. — Blaise Pascal
Fairness' is one of the great mantras of the left. Since everyone has his own definition of fairness, that word is a blank check for… — Thomas Sowell
A refuge is supposed to prevent what? The genes from flowing out of sight? This refuge idea won't stop insects from moving across boundaries. That's… — Jeremy Rifkin
May God prevent us from becoming "right-thinking men"-that is to say men who agree perfectly with their own police. — Thomas Merton

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