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Since the generality of persons act from impulse, much more than from principle, men are neither so good nor so bad as we are apt… — Augustus Hare
I think first and foremost everybody should understand that Canadians are strongly committed to the system of universal health insurance, to the principle that your… — Stephen Harper
Yes, a general principle that comes out of research behind Good to Eat is that there are no world religions that have acted to decrease… — Marvin Harris
Atheism is not a philosophy; it is not even a view of the world; it is simply a refusal to deny the obvious. Unfortunately, we… — Sam Harris
I think there are universal principles that we should want to understand, but that are not necessarily good for us. We could recognise universal propensities… — Sam Harris
If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and… — Stephen Hawking
This means that to entrust to science - or to deliberate control according to scientific principles - more than scientific method can achieve may have… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it. — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the principles of democracy, especially including dissent, to be the most… — Jim Hightower
Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes… — Napoleon Hill
Struggle is the father of all things. It is not by the principles of humanity that man lives or is able to preserve himself above… — Adolf Hitler
France is the bridge between northern Europe and southern Europe. I refuse any division. If Europe has been reunified, it's not for it to then… — Francois Hollande
In principle the great religions of the world do not differ as much as they appear to. — Ernest Holmes
If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought, not… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots. — Victor Hugo
Let me say this loud and clear. There is a world of difference between terrorist acts and the Islamic Shari'a. Islam is not only a… — King Hussein I
Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science. — Muhammad Iqbal
America's strength is not our diversity; our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary… — Ernest Istook
My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to… — Ernest Istook
Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism. — Thomas Jefferson

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