Prohibits Quotes

24 quotes by 23 authors

Suicide is not abominable because God prohibits it; God prohibits it because it is abominable. — Immanuel Kant
In no passage of the holy canonical books there can be found either divine precept or permission to take away our own life, whether for… — Saint Augustine
The law often permits what honor prohibits. — Bernard-Joseph Saurin
Whenever a society wants to demonize a particular group, it prohibits them from marrying. — Sheila Kuehl
For when God forbids us to kill, he not only prohibits us from open violence, which is not even allowed by the public laws, but… — Lactantius
The equal protection standard of the constitution has one clear and central meaning - it absolutely prohibits invidious [repugnant] discrimination by government...Under our Constitution, any… — Potter Stewart
Minimum wage laws tragically generate unemployment, especially among the poorest and least skilled or educated workers... Because a minimum wage, of course, does not guarantee… — Murray Rothbard
Accordingly if the devil should say, 'Do not drink,' you should reply to him, 'On this very account, because you forbid it, I shall drink,… — Martin Luther
The trouble with government regulation of the market is that it prohibits capitalistic acts between consenting adults. — Robert Nozick
The strength of a theory is not what it allows, but what it prohibits; if you can invent an equally persuasive explanation for any outcome,… — Eliezer Yudkowsky
He is not of us who is not affectionate to the little ones, and does not respect the old; and he is not of us,… — Muhammad
The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the… — William J. Brennan
The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community. — Sandra Day O'Connor
We are wont to condemn self-love; but what we really mean to condemn is contrary to self-love. It is that mixture of selfishness and self-hate… — Paul Valery
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise. — Moliere
Trying to tear down the past prohibits you from building up your future. — Lil Wayne
It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that's… — John Ruskin
I have never ever Googled myself; in fact I think the Christian right prohibits such things. — Tom Robbins
Federal law prohibits anyone convicted of a felony from owning a gun. Seems like kind of a good idea, no? — Timothy Noah
We do, and there is a law in the United States - the Torture Convention - that prohibits the United States from deporting an individual… — Jonathan Shapiro

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