Proper Quotes

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[R]efusing or not refusing to execute a law to stamp it with its final character . . . makes the Judiciary department paramount in fact… — James Madison
The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the… — Alexander Hamilton
We are tainted by modern philosophy which has taught us that all is good, whereas evil has polluted everything and in a very real sense… — Joseph de Maistre
In the extent and proper structure of the Union, therefore, we behold a republican remedy for the disease incident to republican government. — James Madison
What is to be the consequence, in case the Congress shall misconstrue this part [the necessary and proper clause] of the Constitution and exercise powers… — James Madison
To what expedient then shall we finally resort, for maintaining in practice the necessary partition of power among the several departments, as laid down in… — James Madison
Playing the game for money produces the proper professional attitude. It inculcates the lunch-pail state of mind that shows up for work despite rain or… — Steven Pressfield
It is safe to assert that no government proper ever had a provision in its organic law for its own termination. — Abraham Lincoln
They realize that in thirty-four months we have built up new instruments of public power. In the hands of a peoples Government this power is… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
I use the word nursing for want of a better. It has been limited to signify little more than the administration of medicines and the… — Florence Nightingale
All progress and power are already in every man; perfection is man's nature, only it is barred in and prevented from taking its proper course. — Swami Vivekananda
Patanjali, declares that the true secret of evolution is the manifestation of the perfection which is already in every being; that this perfection has been… — Swami Vivekananda
The contemplation of truth and beauty is the proper object for which we were created, which calls forth the most intense desires of the soul,… — William Hazlitt
I just put the reflexes in the proper direction. — Angelo Dundee
I do not believe that a man should be restrained in his daily actions by being afraid of punishment after death or that he should… — Albert Einstein
I could not be more determined and robust about this. I want more children to play cricket and to have the chance to compete. I… — Tessa Jowell
If we stop and look over the past and then into the future, we can see that the possibilities are growing greater and greater every… — Unknown Author
The proper thing to do is to admit that hell is real and to allow our feelings of discomfort to motivate us to action. — J.P. Moreland
If the nature of the work is properly appreciated and applied, it will stand in the same relation to the higher faculties as food is… — Unknown Author
Reading was very important; the proper exercise and development of one's mind was a paramount duty. — Elizabeth von Arnim

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