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Prevent Quotes by George Washington
- Government being, among other purposes, instituted to protect the consciences of men from oppression, it certainly is the duty of Rulers, not only to abstain…
- Avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, we should remember also that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent much greater disbursements to repel…
- Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Experience has taught…
- In offering to you, my countrymen, these counsels of an old and affectionate friend, I dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting…
- Require nothing unreasonable of your officers and men, but see that whatever is required be punctually complied with. Reward and punish every man according to…
- It is much easier at all times to prevent an evil than to rectify mistakes.
- Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got…
More Prevent Quotes
- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire… — Aristotle
- Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real… — Martha Beck
- Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the… — Andrew Bernstein
- Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people… — Hugo Black
- One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent. — Napoleon Bonaparte
- My business is to prevent the future. — Ray Bradbury
- I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it. — Ray Bradbury
- Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we who fail to prevent them, must share the… — Omar N. Bradley
- President Obama has made it clear that the United States is determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. — John O. Brennan
- In full accordance with the law - and in order to prevent terrorist attacks on the United States and to save American… — John O. Brennan