Sanction Quotes

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To discuss evil in a manner implying neutrality, is to sanction it. — Ayn Rand
The object of mathematical rigor is to sanction and legitimize the conquests of intuition, and there was never any other object for it. — Jacques Hadamard
Whatever may be open to disagreement, there is one act of evil that may not, the act that no man may commit against others and… — Ayn Rand
The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. — Ayn Rand
It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defence, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties which make the… — Earl Warren
He who takes the oath today to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States only assumes the solemn obligation which every patriotic… — Grover Cleveland
But, strictly speaking, this mythology was no essential part of ancient religion, for it had no sacred sanction and no binding force on the worshippers. — William Robertson Smith
Beijing would indeed consider vetoing any American effort to sanction Iran at the Security Council. — Li Zhaoxing
The sanction of force stands behind the medley of personal orders and regulations of Martial Law. The sanction of the people's consent stands behind the… — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Far from being disturbed by the presence of the church, the power structure of the average community is consoled by the church's often vocal sanction… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
You can deny all you want that there is etiquette, and a lot of people do in everyday life. But if you behave in a… — Judith Martin
I renounce war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatred it arouses, for the dictatorships it puts… — Harry Emerson Fosdick
In a world where inequality of ability is inevitable, anarchists do not sanction any attempt to produce equality by artificial or authoritarian means. The only… — Laurance Labadie
The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable... those aspects are… — Bernardine Dohrn
Violence has no constitutional sanction; and every government from the beginning has moved against it. But where grievances pile high and most of the elected… — William O. Douglas
When my father finally got around to teaching me to drive, he was impressed at my "natural" talent for driving, not knowing that I had… — Robert Fulghum
The faults of a writer of acknowledged excellence are more dangerous, because the influence of his example is more extensive; and the interest of learning… — Samuel Johnson
In his recent book, When Brute Force Fails, UCLA's Kleiman argues that new strategies for targeting repeat offenders--including reforms to make probation an effective sanction… — David Von Drehle
The First and Fourteenth Amendments say that Congress and the States shall make "no law" which abridges freedom of speech or of the press. In… — William O. Douglas
Criticizing Israel is not anti-Semitic, and saying so is vile. But singling out Israel for opprobrium and international sanction out of all proportion to any… — Thomas Friedman

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