Prevent Quotes

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Make no mistake: the anti-war voices long for us to lose any war they cannot prevent. — Ralph Peters
Is this not the true romantic feeling; not to desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you. — Thomas Wolfe
He has no right to his life when his duty calls him to resign it. Other men are bound... to deprive him of life or… — William Godwin
We know that if we can prevent kids from trying drugs in their teenage years, we dramatically reduce the likelihood that they will go on… — John Walters
So the first thing you need to do about conflict is to prevent it, and the best way of preventing it is by dealing with… — James Wolfensohn
Since the Pentagon underestimated the number of troops required after the end of hostilities, we were not prepared to prevent looting or to guard hundreds… — John Spratt
After mature consideration it was unanimously agreed, that, to prevent as much as possible their attempting to return and molest the settlers that may be… — Charles Lawrence
The great weight of the ship may indeed prevent her from acquiring her greatest velocity; but when she has attained it, she will advance by… — William Falconer
Hence a ship is said to be tight, when her planks are so compact and solid as to prevent the entrance of the water in… — William Falconer
We have seen a central government promote the power of labor-union bosses, and in turn be supported by that power, until it has become entirely… — Robert W. Welch, Jr.
Since the tragedies, the Department of Homeland Security was established to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, and most importantly, to share intelligence information… — Randy Forbes
We want better reasons for having children than not knowing how to prevent them. — Dora Russell
Unavoidable circumstances prevent me from giving you ample written instructions. Such however as may be deemed necessary will be prepared and sent to you at… — Anson Jones
We are also in the process of defining how best to work together with food and other companies to address diet and physical activity factors… — Gro Harlem Brundtland
We could not guard every water pipeline from being blown up and every tree from being uprooted. We could not prevent every murder of a… — Moshe Dayan
As for the assertion that nuclear weapons prevent wars, how many more wars are needed to refute this arguments? Tens of millions have died in… — Joseph Rotblat
We were thus led to organize ourselves, as men who had fought the war together, in order to support those statesmen who had truly understood… — Rene Cassin
The frame of mind in the local legislatures seems to be exerted to prevent the federal constitution from having any good effect. — Henry Knox
The establishment of a National Methamphetamine Prevention Week will significantly increase awareness of meth and educate the public on effective ways to help prevent its… — Ron Lewis
We must carefully consider card security solutions, such as adding photographs or machine-readable electronic strips, so to prevent further breaches of individual privacy that could… — Ron Lewis

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