Best Sovereignty Quotations
291 Sovereignty quotes by 226 unique authors
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Evil by its very nature opposes the purposes of God, but God, in his sovereignty, can make even this evil serve his purposes.
— David F. Wells
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I would sacrifice peace for a sovereign Bosnia-Herzegovina ... but for that peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina I would not sacrifice sovereignty.
— Alija Izetbegovic
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We are now physically, politically, and economically one world and nations so interdependent that the absolute national sovereignty of nations is no longer possible.
— John Boyd Orr
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An enlightened trust in the sovereignty of human reason can be every bit as magical as the exploits of Merlin, and a faith in our…
— Terry Eagleton
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For Christians, the first priority may be theological self-understanding. For Jews it is, and after Auschwitz must be, simple safety for their children. In pursuit…
— Emil Fackenheim
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As far as the sovereignty of Bosnia-Hercegovina is concerned we agreed to have limited sovereignty for a limited time and that is clear from the…
— Alija Izetbegovic
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Money power cannot be separated from democratic power without miscarriage and ensuing frustration - political and economic. Democracy implies the sovereignty of man; and, since…
— E.C. Riegel
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A transitional government is the beginning of a transfer of sovereignty. It's a question of Iraqi security and moving forward with the political process.
— Joschka Fischer
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In recent years a new International System has been developing, oriented toward the establishment of norms and principles of universal jurisdiction, above national sovereignty, in…
— Vicente Fox
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By Revolution, we mean the ultimate establishment of an order of society which may not be threatened by such breakdown, and in which the sovereignty…
— Bhagat Singh
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Mrs. Teasdale congratulates him on his coronation and sovereignty: "The eyes of the world are upon you. Notables from every country are gathered here in…
— Groucho Marx
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Every succeeding scientific discovery makes greater nonsense of old-time conceptions of sovereignty.
— Anthony Eden
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Our first object is... the obtaining of sovereignty, assured by international law, over a portion of the globe sufficiently large to satisfy our just requirements.
— Theodor Herzl
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The health care reform legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last night clearly violates the U.S. Constitution and infringes on each state's sovereignty.
— Bill McCollum
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Sovereignty over any foreign land is insecure.
— Seneca the Younger
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Keep in mind that God's sovereignty allows Him to even use that which is not cooperating with Him (the bad) in order to move things…
— Tony Evans
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Thus the whole country was broken into many shreds and patches of sovereignty.
— John Lothrop Motley
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....the globalization that characterizes today's economics goes beyond or eludes the sovereignty of individual states, and thus the power of their rulers. It is not…
— Patricio Aylwin
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Working with the UN's diplomacy and development arms, we can prevent minor differences from escalating into wars. When conflicts do break out, UN peacekeepers should…
— Bill Bradley
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In regard of God, patience is a submission to His sovereignty. To endure a trial, simply because we cannot avoid or resist it, is not…
— Stephen Charnock
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Out of the chaos of post-Roman Dark Age Britain, the English had created the world's first nation-state: One king, one country, one church, one currency,…
— David Starkey
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Genius is a sovereign power; it forms schools; it lays hold on the spirits of men, with irresistible might; and it exercises an immeasurable influence…
— Abraham Kuyper
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We live in a relativistic culture, where people are more con- cerned with being liked than being truthful. In A Sweet and Bitter Providence, John…
— Francis Chan
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Keeping libraries open, giving access to all children to all books is vital to our nation's sovereignty.
— Karin Slaughter
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A high view of God’s sovereignty fuels death-defying devotion to global missions. Maybe another way to put it, people, and more specifically pastors, who believe…
— David Platt
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