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If the results of the present study on the chemical nature of the transforming principle are confirmed, then nucleic acids must be regarded as possessing… — Oswald Avery
The great decisions of government cannot be dictated by the concerns of religious factions.... We have succeeded for 205 years in keeping the affairs of… — Barry Goldwater
Assassination is the extreme form of censorship; and it seems hard to justify an incitement to it on anti-censorial principles. — George Bernard Shaw
Love is both a principle and an emotion; it is something both felt and willed. It is capable of almost infinite degrees. Love in the… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Our inheritance of well-founded, slowly conceived codes of honor, morals and manners, the passionate convictions which so many hundreds of millions share together of the… — Winston Churchill
Of course, we will face fear, experience ridicule, and meet opposition. Let us have the courage to defy the consensus, the courage to stand for… — Thomas S. Monson
In the fevered state of our country, no good can ever result from any attempt to set one of these fiery zealots to rights, either… — Thomas Jefferson
The [Oregon] Journal in its head and heart will stand for the people, be truly Democratic and free from political entanglements and machinations, believing in… — Samuel L. Jackson
The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to… — Socrates
The foremost or indeed sole condition required in order to succeed in centralizing the supreme power in a democratic community is to love equality or… — Alexis de Tocqueville
And I take this opportunity to declare, that ...I will to my dying day oppose, with all the powers and faculties God has given me,… — James Otis
Racial discrimination in public education is unconstitutional.....All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting such discrimination must yield to this principle. — Earl Warren
As to precedents, to be sure they will increase in course of time; but the more precedents there are, the less occasion is there for… — Samuel Johnson
Law is not law, if it violates the principles of eternal justice. — Lydia M. Child
If the 'Principle of Relativity' in an extreme sense establishes itself, it seems as if even Time would become discontinuous and be supplied in atoms,… — Oliver Lodge
The is always much to be said for not attempting more than you can do and for making a certainty of what you try. But… — Winston Churchill
Hooray for differences! Without them, there would be no harmony. In principles, great clarity. In practices, great charity. — Chieko N. Okazaki
One of the guiding principles of Altuzarra is that fashion can be transformative, changing not just the way you look, but also the way you… — Joseph Altuzarra
I believe in two principles: Your attitude is more important than your capabilities. Similarly, your decision is more important than your capabilities! — Jack Ma
Buddhismâ€™s cardinal ethical principle is to avoid causing harm. — Gil Fronsdal

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