Rapine Quotes

14 quotes by 11 authors

May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable ambition! — Daniel Boone
God and nature have thrown all human fortunes into the midst of mankind; and they are thus attainable rather by rapine than by industry, by… — Niccolo Machiavelli
A prince, therefore, must not mind incurring the charge of cruelty for the purpose of keeping his subjects united and confident; for, with a very… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Then also pretexts for seizing property are never wanting, and one who begins to live by rapine will always find some reason for taking the… — Niccolo Machiavelli
As to Taxes, they are evidently inseparable from Government. It is impossible without them to pay the debts of the nation, to protect it from… — Alexander Hamilton
But the Jews are so hardened that they listen to nothing; though overcome by testimonies they yield not an inch. It is a pernicious race,… — Martin Luther
It is from the Bible that man has learned cruelty, rapine, and murder; for the belief of a cruel God makes a cruel man. — Thomas Paine
This was a Golden Age, a time of high adventure, rich living and hard dying... but nobody thought so. This was a future of fortune… — Alfred Bester
God, conquered, will become Satan; Satan, conquering, will become God. May the fates spare me this terrible lot; I love the Hell which formed my… — Anatole France
What is it the Bible teaches us? -- rapine, cruelty, and murder. — Thomas Paine
Nature is one with rapine, a harm no preacher can heal; The Mayfly is torn by the swallow, the sparrow speared by the shrike, And… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Rapine, avarice, expense, This is idolatry; and these we adore; Plain living and high thinking are no more. — William Wordsworth
The enemy aggressor is always pursuing a course of larceny, murder, rapine, and barbarism. We are always moving forward with high mission, a destiny imposed… — John T. Flynn
Opposition today, government tomorrow. The faces change, the robberies are the same or even greater than before. — Jean-Paul Malfatti

Who Wrote These Rapine Quotes

11 authors contributed a total of 14 Rapine Quotes as follows: