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The seizure of power by armed force, the settlement of the issue by war, is the central task and the highest form of revolution. This… — Mao Zedong
Today, we take to task any governmental body that doesn't protect animals, and take legal action if necessary. — Marianne Thieme
The news of the days it reaches the newspaper office is an incredible medley of fact, propaganda, rumor, suspicion, clues, hopes, and fears, and the… — Walter Lippmann
Henceforth it will be the task of this Sacred Congregation not only to examine carefully the books denounced to it, to prohibit them if necessary,… — Pope Pius XII
I could give you absolutely sterling advice on how to avoid writing, how when you run out of things to do other than going to… — Tony Kushner
In the name of God, Monsieur, let us not be so little attached to God's service that we yield to a useless fear which may… — Vincent de Paul
. . . Practice teaching catechism and preaching. Missionaries must apply themselves to these tasks and although they do not accomplish them as successfully as… — Vincent de Paul
It has been a long time since philosophers have read men's souls. It is not their task, we are told. Perhaps. But we must not… — Emile M. Cioran
Our minds are susceptible to the influence of external voices telling us what we require to be satisfied, voices that may drown out the faint… — Alain de Botton
America faces many challenges...but the enemy I fear most is complacency. We are about to be hit by the full force of global competition. If… — Charles M. Vest
Historical investigation has for its aim to fix the order and character of events throughout past time and in all places. The task is frankly… — George Santayana
These Stepsons tread where mortals don't belong, some of us think. They seek out battle high above their station. Who knows what powers may yet… — Janet Morris
Men are too emotional to vote. Their conduct at baseball games and political conventions shows this, while their innate tendency to appeal to force renders… — Alice Duer Miller
You can get control of your tasks and activities only to the degree that you stop doing some things and start spending more time on… — Brian Tracy
Your ability to select your most important task at each moment, and then to get started on that task and to get it done both… — Brian Tracy
Peace is more than a lofty ideal. It is a practical principle that, with conscious effort, can become a normal part of our lives as… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
The United Nations represents not a final stage in the development of world order, but only a primitive stage. Therefore its primary task is to… — John Foster Dulles
The world is hungry to hear the truth. ... We have it. Are we equal to the task-to the responsibility God has placed upon us? — David O. McKay
The longer I am in this work, the more I realize that intellectual struggles are merely the hazardous waste of life, blocking the heart from… — Ravi Zacharias
The US wished things to turn out as they did, and worked to bring this about. The department of state desired that the UN prove… — Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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